ABSTRACT
Joseph Woods was born on 19 September 1738 in Bartholomew Lane by the Exchange in the City of London. He was the first son of Edward Woods and his second wife, Sarah Neale. Edward Woods kept a pastry shop on the corner of Bartholomew Lane and was a freeman member of the company of vintners. Edward also owned two houses at Winchmore Hill, a London suburb. Joseph Woods later recalled spending 'a considerable part' of his 'early days' at his parents' home in Winchmore Hill. 1
