Julia Fava Wood

13th Mar 1849 - 4th Feb 1941

Life History

13th Mar 1849	Born in Edinborough, Scotland.
1878	Married Charles Stewart Drewry in Marston, West Ham.
1878	Birth of daughter Maude Stewart Drewry.
1880	Birth of daughter Annie I. Drewry in London, Clapton.
1881	Birth of son William C. F. Drewry.
1882	Birth of son James Sidney Drewry in London, Clapton.
1884	Birth of son Vincent H. Drewry in London Walworth Rd.
1886	Birth of daughter Julia T. Drewry.
16th Jan 1888	Birth of son Alfred F. Vere Drewry in Finsbury Park.
4th Feb 1941	Died in London Middlesex.
10/02/1941	Buried in East Sheen Cemetery.

Notes

From IGI

JULIA FAVA WOOD
Birth: 13 MAR 1849 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents:
Father: JAMES WOOD
Mother: JANE EASTON

Julia 1925 Family Notes:
"Charles Drewry m Julia Theresa Favar (Italian for wood)"
"Lived Castlemain Barnes"

"Julia was cremated in Barnes "

Favar is not Italian for 'wood'. Julia's name is 'Fava' which is a type of bean in Italy.
(See notes on 'Fava' in James Fava Wood's page.
The name Theresa is known in different branches of the family but does not seem to appear in the official name.

Julia Theresa Fava was born in Edinburgh. Her mother was Scottish, Born Edinburgh.

Drewry Family, 1925

The photographs are courtesy of Malcolm Stewart Easton, grandson of James S. Drewry.

Julia, date unknown Was Julia a singer?

The following cuttings could refer to Julia or one of her sisters.

The first cutting was found in a paper called 'The Era', December 20, 1868
(there was a similar appearance in a 'Ballad Concert' reported in The Era on March 1, 1868.
In 1868, Julia would have been 19.
The second cutting is from 'The Chelmsford Chronicle', January, 15, 1869

"Stratford was one of three ancient wards in the large parish of West Ham, in the Becontree hundred of Essex."
In the 1871 census, the Wood family are living in West Ham.

In the 'South London Chronical', 1883

The cutting above gives the same address as that for the birth of Charles and Julia's son, Vincent H. Drewry in 1884.

In the 'Empire News & The Umpire, February,1886 - Buckhurst Hill

Charles and Julia's daughter, Julia T. Drewry was born while the family were resident in Buckhurst Hill in 1886.

In the National Register of September 29th, 1939, four people are shown living at 120 Castelnau, Barnes:

Julia F. Drewry, aged 90; living on Private Means
Maude S. Story, 50 (incorrect !); Unpaid Domestic Duties
June I. S. Story, 25; Teacher of Pianoforte & ?Dance?
and a further person whose details are hidden (probably because they might still be alive when the records were released).

Julia's daughter Annie and Annie's daughter are at this time living at 131 Castelnau - just across the road.

Julia's Grave

Julia was cremated in Barnes, but she is recorded as buried in the same plot (54) as her husband.
The grave is in the East Sheen Cemetery in Richmond. It is an unmarked plot (see picture below). The unmarked plot next to it (53) is the grave of Fred Knight, her son-in law.