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Redditch People
William Woodfield
Needle Manufacturer
William Woodfield was born in 1834 in Redditch. He
married Ann Russell 4th May 1856 in Birmingham
and they had 12 children.
He was a needlemaker and his factory was at
Easemore Works in Elm Road Redditch.
He died in 1913 Aged 79.
1834 - 1913
Easemore Works Elm Road
Redditch
(Source: Brian Stallard)
Source/Researched by: Brian Stallard
A listing in the Paris
Universal Exhibition
catalogue of 1878
showing the wide
range of products
made by William
Woodfield & sons.
(Source: Jillian
Coombes - British
Newspaper Archives)
A cutting from the
Berrow Journal
showing William
Woodfield to be a
compassionate man.
Source: Jillian
Coombes - British
Newspaper Archives)
Life and Times of William Woodfield
On the corner of Hewell Road and Elm Road was a large house, Elmsdale House. The
occupiers were the Woodfields from Easemore Works in Bridge Street. It is probable that
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