It is said that the Wodehouse or Woodhouse name has its roots in Norfolk England. This may be true, as the name in Ireland was not prevelant until the 17th century, around the time when the Cromwellian Adventurers settled there.

Among many spellings of the name you can find Widdis and Woodows. In my own case unable to find my grandfather on the 1901 census, I resorted to all sorts of weird and wonderful spellings, I hit the jackpot with Wadehouse

Many Irish fleeing the effects of the famine came to Scotland, some stayed in Wigtown others passing through on their way to the big cities looking for work.

AUCHENTIBBERT WIGTOWNSHIRE

James Henry Woodhouse is my great grandfather, he was born in Ireland about 1838.

James Henry left Ireland and arrived in Wigtown, Scotland. On the 2nd October 1865

he married Catherine Barclay in Leswalt, James was 27 yrs.old and Catherine 25.

James was living on Sperry farm at this time, and Catherine Sheuchan Mill.

Thomas Woodhouse was first born October 1865 in Sperry Leswalt

James Henry Woodhouse born June 1867 Low Glengyre, Kirkcolm

Wigtown to Ireland

The family moved to Ireland and were living at 2 Murdochs Court, Belfast

Eliza Jane Woodhouse was born here in June of 1869

At the same address and in October of 1869 James Henry Woodhouse Jnr. died of

Scarlatina (Scarlet Fever)

Catherine was present at his death, his fathers occupation was given as Stone Sawyer

Ireland to Glasgow

The family moved to Glasgow and were living at 6 Stanhope Place when

Margaret Faulds Wodehouse was born December 1870

James Henry Woodhouse April 1872

William Wodehouse October 1874

The family moved to 44 Hill Street

George Wodehouse December 1879

THE PARENTS OF JAMES HENRY WOODHOUSE

Our suspicion is that James Henry Jnr. returned to Ireland c.1868 for the death of his father. Eliza Jane was in Glasgow 1871 she was 74yrs old and a nurse, living with her son and family.

An account of what happened to James Henry was given in

On the 14th of October 1881

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ACCIDENT IN THE HARBOUR--To-DAY.

This morning about a quarter-past eight

o'clock a labourer named James Woodhouse,

residing at 44 Hill Street, Andreston, met with

an accident on board the s.s. Lucerne, presently

lying in the harbour at Berth No. 69. He was

engaged at work in the hold of the vessel, when

a ventilator which was lying on the cross-beam

fell down and struck him on the left temple,

cutting him pretty severely, He was removed

to the Royal Infirmary.

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The Royal Infirmary

James Henry was admitted to the Royal Infirmary as a surgical emergency

and was attended by Dr. James Dunlop.

James had suffered a compound fracture of his jaw and skull

There he died on the 20th October 1881, with Catherine present

The death certificate has the spelling

James Henry Woodehouse