Arthur Walter Wooster

1881 - 1939  (57 years)

• Name	Arthur Walter Wooster
  Birth	26 Sep 1881	Chippenham, Wiltshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Christening	20 Oct 1881	St. Andrew's, Chippenham, Wiltshire   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Feb 1898	Oldham, Lancashire   [5]
  	Post Office Appointment: Learner
  Occupation	May 1898	Oldham, Lancashire   [5]
  	Post Office Appointment: Sorting Clerk & Telegraphist
  Occupation	Jan 1901	Manchester, Lancashire   [5]
  	Post Office Appointment: Sorting clerk & Telegraphist
  Occupation	Jun 1904 - 1934	Swindon, Wiltshire   [5, 6]
  	Post Office Appointment: Sorting Clerk & Telegraphist
  Residence	1935	63 Downs Road, Luton, Bedfordshire   [7]
  Occupation	1934-1939	Dunstable, Bedfordshire   [6]
  	Postmaster
  Death	4 Sep 1939	General Post Office, High Street, North Dunstable, Bedfordshire   [8]
  Burial	7 Sep 1939	Dunstable, Bedfordshire   [6]
  Person ID	I11	Hayward & Wooster Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Walter Henry Wooster,   b. 1854, Bath, Somerset d. 3 Jan 1915, Cricklade, Wiltshire (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Blanche Bond,   b. 1856, Minehead, Somerset d. Bet. Apr-Jun 1934, Lewes, Sussex (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1880	Minehead, Somerset   [9]
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Violet Mary Lambert,   b. 28 Aug 1881, Southampton, Hampshire d. 19 Aug 1940, Royal United Hospital, Bath, Somerset (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1917	St Peter, Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire   [10, 11]
  Children	1. Robert Gerald Wooster,   b. 20 May 1920, Swindon, Wiltshire d. 1 Jun 1999, Luton, Bedfordshire (Age 79 years) + 2. Walter Hugh Wooster,   b. 22 Jun 1922, Godstone, Surrey d. 23 Dec 2010, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Sep 1881 - Chippenham, Wiltshire Christening - 20 Oct 1881 - St. Andrew's, Chippenham, Wiltshire Occupation - Post Office Appointment: Learner - Feb 1898 - Oldham, Lancashire Occupation - Post Office Appointment: Sorting Clerk & Telegraphist - May 1898 - Oldham, Lancashire Occupation - Post Office Appointment: Sorting clerk & Telegraphist - Jan 1901 - Manchester, Lancashire Marriage - 6 Oct 1917 - St Peter, Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire Occupation - Post Office Appointment: Sorting Clerk & Telegraphist - Jun 1904 - 1934 - Swindon, Wiltshire Death - 4 Sep 1939 - General Post Office, High Street, North Dunstable, Bedfordshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		Military
  		Arthur Walter Wooster Dies at Work Report of Arthur Walter Wooster, Postmaster at Dunstable who died at work.

  
  

• Notes

  Pupil at Hulme Grammar School, Oldham, Lancashire from May 1895 to Summer 1897. Register No. 6. Father: W H Wooster [Postmaster] of 27 Queens Road, Oldham Previous School: Waterloo Higher Grade [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 (Reliability: 3). [S40] 1891 Census, PRO: RG12/1592 (Reliability: 3). [S102] Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools Archive (Reliability: 3). [S7] Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530 to 1917 (Reliability: 3). [S11] Postal Appointment Books (Reliability: 3). [S9] Luton News and Bedfordshire Chronicle, Thursday 07 September 1939. Page 5 (Reliability: 3). [S28] Bedfordshire Electoral Registers 1832 to 1986 (Reliability: 3). [S10] National Probate Calendar (Reliability: 3). [S110] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, FHL Film Number: 1526681: Reference ID: item 14 p 147 (Reliability: 3). [S12] WW1 Service Records (Reliability: 3). [S17] Wiltshire BMD (Reliability: 3).