Hi Penny I found the following info on Family Search (World Miscellaneous Marriages): Joseph Woodward married Jane Laurence 11 Oct 1830 St Helena Children: 1) Sarah Louisa Woodward Born Nov 1831 St Helena, christened 5 Jan 1832 St Helena 2) Mary Elizabeth Woodward Born 30 May 1833 St Helena, christened 16 Jan 1834 St Helena Information from Ancestry.co.uk: Joseph Woodward served with 20th Foot Regiment in St Helena. He was discharged from service age 27 in 1835. Regards Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-cape-town-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-cape-town-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Property Listing Association Sent: 23 April 2012 11:27 To: south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] FW: Woodward, Shearer, Ashley,Coomber Families Subject: Woodward, Shearer, Ashley, Coomber Families My sister and I have over the last few years tried to trace our family tree. Our maiden name is ASHLEY (so we thought until we stared investigating). We have exhausted every avenue and hope that someone out there may have some information that could help us. Our Great grandmother was Jane Maria Woodward Shearer. Information found on Ancestry24 was as follows: Clement Walter Ashley born ± 1857 died 1888 Married in 1877 Jane Maria Woodward Shearer born 1859 (she was 18 at time of marriage) Five children born out of this marriage namely: Clement Charles b. 1877 d. 1920 George Stanley b. 1879 d. 1938 Maud b. 1881 Sydney William b. 1883 Constance b. 1886 d. 1935 married Percival Honnet Jane Maria then married a Harry Coomber ( We can find no records of their marriage other than an application for consent to marry in 1895 on NAAIRS) DEPOT TAB SOURCE SP TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 76 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE SPR7800/95 PART 1 DESCRIPTION SPECIALE LANDDROST JOHANNESBURG HARRY COOMBER WEDUWENAAR EN JANE ASHLEY WEDUWE VRAGEN CONSENT TOT HERTROUWEN. STARTING 18951023 ENDING 18951023 Two children were born out of this marriage namely: Edwin Langford Coomber (our Grandfather) b. 1896 d. 1928 Lewis Woodward Coomber b. 1898 d. 1958. Action for the dissolution of the bonds of marriage was made by Jane Maria in 1903 (copies are in our possession). She must have changed both her and the children’s name back to Ashley as both their death notices have the surname Ashley. Copy of our grandfather’s death Notice (Edwin Langford Ashley) reads name of mother Jane Maria Ashley (widow). We can find no records of a Harry Coomber (whether Harry is his real name or not we don’t know) and no records of Jane Maria Woodward Shearer’s birth, baptism or death so decided to go backwards to try and trace her parents. Her Ex Parte Application (we have a copy) names her grandfather as Joseph Woodward, grandmother Jane Woodward and mother Mary Elizabeth Shearer born Woodward and on researching them we have found the following: Information found on southafrican settlers.com Joseph Woodward b. 1808 Gravesend, Kent England d. 1860 Cape Town. Wife Jane d.1900. Daughter Mary Elizabeth Woodward b. 1836, d. 1903. Found on Family Seacrh.org - Married William Ferris Shearer baptized 1834, died 1882 Father Robert Shearer b. 1790 and d. 1841 Married Anne Maria widow of Alexander Ferris in 1828. Information found on Ancestry 24: The family must have owned or been worked in a Hotel called “Cottage of Content” . Jane Maria Woodward Shearer was living there at the time of her marriage to Clement Walter Ashley as it says in information re their marriage: Residence at time of marriage: Selkirk st Taken from Ancestry24 Name: Shearer, Mary E. (Jane Maria Woodward Shearer’s mother) Profession: Cottage of Content Hotel Address: 11 Selkirk street, Cape Town Source Location: National Archives Source: 1891 Cape Almanac Thanking you Penny Hobbs proplist@ifrica.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message