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James Woof

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James Woof

Birth
West Bromwich, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England
Death
29 Nov 1917 (aged 77)
Cape Town, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
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Observatory, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa Add to Map
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James had an adventurous youth, prospecting for gold in Australia and New Zealand before success at the Diamond Diggings in Kimberley, South Africa. He was a partner in J. Woof and Munnik Tobacco of Cape Town, founded in 1874 as the Economic Tobacco Company with his brother in law Samuel Phillips. The company Woof & Co Tobacco & Snuff Works remained in the Woof family hands for many years. James was a founder of St. Michael and all Angels Church in Observatory, Cape Town. A pulpit carved from stinkwood was erected in his memory, by his children.

With Mary Rose Elizabeth Talbot he had:
Lucy Elizabeth Talbot Woof, honoured for her work with St. John Ambulance
James Henry Talbot Woof who died as a child (1876-1881)
Arthur John Talbot Woof
Ernest Richard Talbot Woof
Ethel Mary Woof
Samuel James Bertini Woof who died in France in WWI
Herbert Nathaniel Woof, a prospector who died in Barberton aged 22
Mary Rosehanna Woof, Mrs. Percival
Bertha Naomi Isabella Woof, Mrs Strofeld
With his second wife Isabella Cohun he had a daughter Isabella Christina Woof (1891-1894).
James had an adventurous youth, prospecting for gold in Australia and New Zealand before success at the Diamond Diggings in Kimberley, South Africa. He was a partner in J. Woof and Munnik Tobacco of Cape Town, founded in 1874 as the Economic Tobacco Company with his brother in law Samuel Phillips. The company Woof & Co Tobacco & Snuff Works remained in the Woof family hands for many years. James was a founder of St. Michael and all Angels Church in Observatory, Cape Town. A pulpit carved from stinkwood was erected in his memory, by his children.

With Mary Rose Elizabeth Talbot he had:
Lucy Elizabeth Talbot Woof, honoured for her work with St. John Ambulance
James Henry Talbot Woof who died as a child (1876-1881)
Arthur John Talbot Woof
Ernest Richard Talbot Woof
Ethel Mary Woof
Samuel James Bertini Woof who died in France in WWI
Herbert Nathaniel Woof, a prospector who died in Barberton aged 22
Mary Rosehanna Woof, Mrs. Percival
Bertha Naomi Isabella Woof, Mrs Strofeld
With his second wife Isabella Cohun he had a daughter Isabella Christina Woof (1891-1894).

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115927485/james-woof: accessed ), memorial page for James Woof (16 Sep 1840–29 Nov 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115927485, citing Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Observatory, City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa; Maintained by Gravesend (contributor 48119067).