They certainly moved about a lot! I don't believe Ernest followed his father's vocation, I believe he was an architect.
B.K. Adams was a railway engineer and died in a railway accident in Mauritius, which may explain the lack of death details?

They certainly did !, as did their Woodward ancestors I see, not unusual in Victorian times to find work, of course.
As a mechanical engineer myself I'm impressed by the Adams' technical background,in a time when such people were rightly respected, makes for an interesting FH story too. Unfortunately Familysearch etc don't seem to cover Mauritius (where oddly enough my Lincolnshire born step-niece now lives, small world !).
Do you know/need any more records for him ?

I guess you've seen what appears to be a Railway Magazine article about him ?
"Stephenson Locomotive Society, Journal 872 - November/December 2011,
p245 - Bertram Keith Adams"
http://www.stephensonloco.org.uk/SLS%20-%20Journal_previous.htm

I see Bertram was aged 34 when in London in 1911, so died after this...

Free-searching the BNA site gives some hits which I presume you know of, did he die in 1915 ?. I cannot give full details as have no subscription, but it seems he was an eminent engineer to be proud of;

" news was received at Wilmslow Monday of the sad death at Mauritius of Mr. B. K. Adams, chief engineer the Government ... "
Tuesday 6 April 1915 , Western Mail , South Glamorgan, Wales
and many other papers across the West and Midlands.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Also see these records about him

"Title: Author: B. K. Adams; The Floating-out of a railway bridge over the River Don at Conisborough
Reference: O.C/3667
Date: 1906"

Held by: Institution of Civil Engineers, not available at The National Archives"
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/9ac804de-71fd-419e-9295-aa2986ae7544
See this image, http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Minutes_of_Proceedings_1907_1000771919/259

I think it refers to the erection of the steel section of the Conisborough Viaduct in Yorkshire, referred to as "the lattice span" at the start of this article;
http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/fledconis.html
http://publictransportexperience.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/dvr-at-grimethorpe-2-of-series....

Also see this image of "The Engineer" magazine from 1898, word-searching the pdf image shows him listed on page 392 as a prizewinner at the Institute of Civil Engineers, he appears to be based in Colombo (Ceylon?) at this time.
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/9/99/Er18981021.pdf

And from the same magazine Index pages for spring 1898, we can see a reference to what I think? details him giving an address to Association of Civil Englneer Students at Manchester abt "Crossing the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal by the Intercepting Sewer of the Bury Corporation".
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/b/bb/Er1898v85Index.pdf

I wonder if Bertram was essentially a civil engineer, like Ernest, so concerned with the railway's "permanent way", the line itself, rather than the rolling stock which ran along it, altho in the 1900s there was less demarcation between civil & mechanical than there is nowadays.

For completeness, while Familysearch is so co-operative;

Marriage Record;
Name John Woodward
Spouse's Name Deborah Trotman
Event Date 10 Apr 1829
Event Place North Nibley,Gloucester,England
(So just south of Stinchcombe & east of Berkeley, across the Severn from the FoD)

1851 Census Chapel Street, Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Woodward Head M 47 Butcher Berkely, Gloucestershire
Deborah Woodward Wife F 50 Berkely, Gloucestershire
Enoch Woodward Son M 18 Assistant Berkely, Gloucestershire
Jane Woodward Daughter F 17 Assistant Berkely, Gloucestershire
Sarah Woodward Daughter F 15 Berkely, Gloucestershire
John Woodward Son M 12 Berkely, Gloucestershire
Charles Woodward Son M 8 Treirthin, Monmouthshire

Familysearch carries several Baptisms for this family, see https://familysearch.org
including;

Name Enoch Woodward
Gender Male
Christening Date 26 Aug 1832
Christening Place Berkeley, Gloucester, England
Father's Name John Woodward
Mother's Name Deborah Woodward

Which suggests they were definitely still in Glos when the first UK census was taken in 1841, so why no census results from Familysearch ?.

Try tweaking the search filters - golden rule may apply, "less = more", and it seems the family are living in Wales in 1841; perhaps Deborah returned home to be with her mother for the birth, altho this is pre GWR & Severn Bridge etc, so ?

1841 Census, Talywain, Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales
Household Role Gender Age
John Woodward M 35-39
Deborah Woodward F 40-44
Rebecca Woodward F 11
Enoch Woodward M 9
Jane Woodward F 7
Sarah Woodward F 5
George Woodward M 4
John Woodward M 2

Lots of Talywain area info here http://www.genuki.org.uk/files/wal/MON/Trevethan/index.html#Directories

I see FoD born Blacksmith John HALE & family were there too in 1841. http://halefamily.net/county1.html

GR 1861 Villiers Street (Neath)

John WOODWARD, Head, Mar, 56, Butcher, b. Glos. Stinchcombe
Deborah, Wife, Mar, 60, Glos. Berkeley
John, Son, Un, 22, Butcher, Glos. Berkely
Charles, Son, Un, 18, Butcher, Mon. Abersychan
Elizabeth MCDOWELL, Serv, Un, 20, House servant, Durham, Hartlepool

GR 1871 Census, 21 Villiers Street, Briton Ferrry
Charles WOODWARD, Head, Mar, 28, Butcher, master, employing 1 man, b. Mon. Abersychan
Emily, Wife, Mar, 27, Devon, Exmouth
Polly Jane, Daur, 7, Scholar, Glam. Briton Ferry
Richard Bale, Son, 5, Scholar, Glam. Briton Ferry
John, Son, 4, Scholar, Glam. Briton Ferry
Mary Jane DEMERY?, Servant, Un, 16, Domestic servant, Glam. ??

GR 1881 Census, 21 Villiers Street, Briton Ferry

Charles WOODWARD, Head, Widr, 38, Butcher, b. Mon. Abersychan
Polly J., Daur, Un, 17, Housekeeper for her father, Glam. Briton Ferry
Richard BALE, Father-in-law, Widr, 71, Retired mariner, Devon, Brendon
Mary J DEMARY?, Servant, Un, 29, General servant domestic, Glam. Morriston

GR 1891 Census, Villier Street, Briton Ferry

Charles WOODWARD,Head, Wid, 48, Butcher, Mon. Abersychan
Polly, Daur, S, 27, Housekeeper, Glam. Briton Ferry
John, Son, S, 24, Dairyman, Glam, Briton Ferry
Rebecca ROWSELL, ,S, 28, Assistant, Curland, Somerset
Richard BALE, Father-in-law, Wid, 81, No occupation, [Curland Somers

So of the earlier possibilities, it looks like this is definitely our Ernest's Birth Record, a few months too late to catch the 1901 Census;

Births Jun 1901 (>99%)
Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
WOODWARD Ernest John Cannock 6b 545

Cannock District included Hednesford, see http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/cannock.html

ie Ernest's birth was registered, so probably born, sometime in April/May/June quarter. Birth Certificate would give precise info.

Again from FreeBMD;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Jun 1865 (>99%)
Woodward Richard Bale Neath 11a 516

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1894 (>99%)
Martin Elizabeth Mary St. Alban's 3a 942
Woodward Richard Bale 3a 942

Familysearch has his probable Baptism;

Name Richard Woodward
Gender Male
Christening Date 14 May 1865
Christening Place BRITON FERRY,GLAMORGAN,WALES
Father's Name Charles Woodward
Mother's Name Emily Harriet
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMM1-J9K

From FreeBMD;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1863 (>99%)
Bale Emily Harriet Neath 11a 505
WOODWARD Charles Neath 11a 505

Struggling (?) to find them in the Census' on Familysearch, but do find these additional baptisms:

Name Polly Jane Woodward
Gender Female
Christening Date 28 Feb 1864
Christening Place BRITON FERRY,GLAMORGAN,WALES
Father's Name Charles Woodward
Mother's Name Emily Harriet

Name John Woodward
Gender Male
Christening Date 21 Oct 1866
Christening Place BRITON FERRY,GLAMORGAN,WALES
Father's Name Charles Woodward
Mother's Name Emily Harriet

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Searching Elizabeth's Birth shows it's far from a rare name, but IF she was born in St Albans, as per her marriage, then this is her Birth (and yes it perfectly matches the Census info);

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Mar 1871 (>99%)
MARTIN Elizabeth Mary St. Alban's 3a 385

(Spooky, I wrote a piece for another website today, about St Albans c1990, first time I've mentioned/visited it in many years, not too far from here....)

Family Search gives;

1871 Census for a St Albans Household;
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edward Martin Head M 33 Grocer & Provisoner Bulphan, Essex
Mary Martin Wife F 33 North Burton, Yorkshire
Thomas E Martin Son M 5 Grocer's Son St Albans, Hertfordshire
Frederick R Martin Son M 2 Grocer's Son St Albans, Hertfordshire
Elizabeth M Martin Daughter F 0 Grocer's Daughter St Albans, Hertfordshire
George Oldring Servant M 27 Kelsale, Suffolk

1881 Census Alma Rd Offa Ter St Albans St Peter, Hertfordshire, England
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edward Martin Head M 42 Coml Travlr Bulpham, Essex, England
Mary Martin Wife F 42 North Burton, Yorkshire, England
Fredk R Martin Son M 12 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Elizath M Martin Daughter F 10 St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Catherine Elvidge Mother In Law F 69 Widow Annuitant North Burton, Yorkshire, England

(NB An annuitant is "a person who is entitled to receive benefits from an annuity", aka "pensioner".)

1891 Census, Marlborough Road, St Albans.
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edward Martin Head M 52 Grocer Essex, England
Mary Martin Wife F 52 Yorkshire, England
Thomas E Martin Son M 25 Grocer's Assistant Hertfordshire, England
Frederick R Martin Son M 22 Grocer's Assistant Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth M Martin Daughter F 20 Hertfordshire, England
Maud A Titmuss Visitor F 21 Hertfordshire, England

1901 Census, St Peter St, St Albans
Edward Martin Head M 62 Grocer shopkeeper Bulpham, Essex
Mary Martin Wife F 62 North Burton, Yorkshire
Frederick R Martin Son M 32 St Albans, Hertfordshire
Annie Basford Servant F 20 Madley, Staffordshire

Name Frederick James Martin
Event Type Christening
Event Date 12 Feb 1864
Event Place Arkesden, Essex, England
Father's Name Edward Martin
Mother's Name Mary Ann Martin

Name Edward Martin
Gender Male
Christening Date 15 Jun 1838
Christening Place Bulphan, Essex, England
Father's Name T... Martin
Mother's Name Marianne

Death Of Rev. R. B. Woodward.— The death has occurred of the Rev. Richard Bale Woodward, Gronant road, Prestatyn, in his 80th year. After 50 years in Wesleyan circuits he retired in 1925. On going to live at Prestatyn he became minister of St. John’s Methodist Church.

GR 1911 Census, 39, Derby Road, Uttoxeter

Richard Bale WOODWARD, Head, 45, Married, Wesleyan Methodist Minister, b. Briton Ferry, Glam.
Elizabeth Mary, Wife, 40, Married, St. Albans Herts.
Constance Margaret, Daur, 15, School, Tutbury Staffs.
Edith Emily, Daur, 14, Part School Part study, Kidsgrove Staffs
Ernest John, Son, 9, School, Hednesford Staffs
Hilda Mary, Daur, 6, School, Swadlincote Derby
Mary Martin, Mother-in-law, 72, Widow, North Burton Yorks.
Frederick Guy MORRIS, Visitor, 26, Single, Wesleyan Methodist Minister, Carmarthen.
Gertrude STATHAM, Servant, 19, Single, Boundary, Ashby, Derby

16 years the marriage, four children, four alive.
9 rooms in the house.

In the 1901 census the family are in Hednesford but Ernest John does not appear.

Name Ernest John Woodward
Event Type Death Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1984
Registration District Westminster
County London
Event Place Westminster, London, England
Birth Date (available after June quarter 1969) 06 Jan 1901
Volume 15
Page 1620

So this is a clear match for the Birth Record I found yesterday, but unfortunately does NOT match our 1971 Burial in Walford, so this Ernest can be discounted. Not surprisingly as I was mistakenly convinced there was another London link here, ah well.

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Familysearch also gives this Marriage Record, which is either
1. Incorrect, as the newspaper shows the actual Marriage took place at Boston, Lincs.

Or

2. Perhaps indicates they were living, so registered the marriage, in Ampthill in Bedfordshire ? This raises a recurring question for me, in the C20th century, was a Marriage registered "automatically" by the Minister, as I'd always assumed, or was it still down to the couple to register their own marriage in person, which presumably would wait until after the ceremony, honeymoon etc so at their place of residence. Any guidance would be appreciated, please, thanks... ??

Name Ernest John Woodward
Spouse's Name Emily Margaret Effie Adams
Event Date 1935
Event Place Ampthill, Bedford, England

Unfortunately altho Familysearch gives several possible hits for Ernest John Woodward in the 1911 and 1901 Census across England, so far I've not found him with his father with initials R.B., partly as this website does not make searching at all straightforward. It's also likely he was recorded as just Ernest, so opening-up many more possible households to check.
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22ern...

If anyone else can help probably with a subscription site I'd be grateful, please, altho' I do appreciate this is going outside of our usual area.

I also suspect that he may also have been a Minister, but so far simple Googling for "Rev E.J. Woodward" etc etc has produced nothing.

??

(NB where no occupation given, read "daughter", or for younger cases "scholar" etc).
eg see https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9JF-B5P which gives

1901 Census Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, North Manchester, Lancashire
Ecclesiastical Parish St John The Evangelist
Registration District Prestwich

Household Role Gender Age Occupation Birthplace
William H Williamson Head M 61 DRYSALTER Yorkshire
Emily W Williamson Wife F 65 Wife Liverpool
Edith S R Williamson Daughter F 31 Manchester Cheetham, Lancashire
Hannah M Williamson Daughter F 29 Manchester Cheetham, Lancashire
Victoria E Williamson Daughter F 22 Manchester Cheetham, Lancashire
Frank H Williamson Son M 26 SOLICITOR Manchester Cheetham, Lancashire
George T Read Nephew M 26 DRYSALTER'S TRAVELLER Willaston, Cheshire

1891 Census Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, North Manchester, Lancashire
Household Role Gender Age Occupation Birthplace
William Henry Williamson Head M 51 Druggist & Drysalter Yorkshire, England
Emily Woodward Williamson Wife F 55 Lancashire, England
David Albert Williamson Son M 26 Druggist & Drysalter Lancashire, England
Florence Mary Williamson Daughter F 24 Lancashire, England
Annie Lily Williamson Daughter F 22 Certificated Teacher Lancashire, England
Edith Salome Rachel Williamson Daughter F 21 Certificated Teacher Lancashire, England
Hannah Margaret Williamson Daughter F 19 Lancashire, England
Frank Herbert Williamson Son M 16 Assistant to Father Lancashire, England
Victoria Ethel Williamson Daughter F 12 OccupationLancashire, England
Margaret Lowe Servant F 15 Lancashire, England

1881 Census Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, North Manchester, Lancashire
Household Role Gender Age Occupation Birthplace
William H Williamson Head M 41 Drysalter (Master Employing 23 Men & Women) Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Emily W Williamson Wife F 43 Wife Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Bessie Williamson Daughter F 18 Manchester, Lancashire, England
David A Williamson Son M 17 Drysalter Manchester, Lancashire, England
Florence M Williamson Daughter F 14 Scholar Manchester, Lancashire, England
James H Williamson Son M 15 Drysalter Manchester, Lancashire, England
Annie L Williamson Daughter F 12 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Edith S R Williamson Daughter F 11 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Hannah M Williamson Daughter F 9 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Frank N Williamson Son M 6 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Victoria E Williamson Daughter F 2 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Margaret Burns Servant F 18 Galway Co Luan, Ireland

Hi Deeds, welcome to the forum. Am I right thinking this couple seems to have travelled around the UK quite a lot, was this because Ernest John followed his father and became a Church Minister, perhaps including Castle Frome Herefordshire ?

From this site we have their Burial Records, as you know;

Record_ID: 1000287
Entry_Number: 605
Year: 1961
Month: Oct
Day: 13
Surname: WOODWARD
Forenames: Emily Margaret Effie
Residence: The Rectory Castle Frome Herefordshire
Age_at_death: 55
Officiating_Minister: J.W.J. Thackwell Vicar of Kempley with Oxenhall Gloucestershire
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_No: 76
Parish_Chapel: Walford
Soundex: W363

So Emily was born abt 1906 wrt her Burial record, was Ernest working here then ?.

Whereas Ernest's death was in Balham, S.London, I wonder why there, family perhaps ?;

Record_ID: 1000356
Entry_Number: 674
Year: 1971
Month: May
Day: 26
Surname: WOODWARD
Forenames: Ernest John
Residence: 25 Melwood Road Balham
Age_at_death: 70
Officiating_Minister: J.G. Owen Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_No: 85
Parish_Chapel: Walford
Soundex: W363
So Ernest was born abt 1901 wrt his Burial record, possibly in London ?.

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Using the excellent FreeBMD site can easily search Emily (with her many names)

FreeBMD gives her birth record;

Surname Given Name District Volume Page
Births Mar 1906
Adams Emily Margaret E. Pontefract 9c 130

from http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

So birth was registered in the "March" Quarter (ie Jan,Feb or March) of 1906, in the Pontefract Registration District, in the West Riding of Yorkshire;
see http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/pontefract.html

Newspaper refers to her father as "the late Mr. B. K. Adams, of Prestatyn, North Wales"

Using FreeBMD to list all "Adams" marriages between say 1870 and 1904, then visually scanning thro the list looking for a male with initials "B.K.", gave this possible choice, indeed the only one in the UK (on this site), family seem to be mobile so don't worry about the location for now;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1901 (>99%)
ADAMS Bertram Keith Prestwich 8d 505
Griffiths Agnes Prestwich 8d 505
Hadfield Charles Prestwich 8d 505
WILLIAMSON Victoria Ethel Prestwich 8d 505

Prestwich district was in the North of Manchester, Lancashire, so across the Pennines from the West Riding, and not far from Prestatyn either;
See http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/prestwich.html

Searching FreeBMD's "births" this time, gave his full name and birthdate, which seems a good match. Again this is the only record on the database for this name, the great bonus of searching with second names/initials too !;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Dec 1876 (>99%)
Adams Bertram Keith Poplar 1c 648

Poplar district is in the East End of London, just across the Thames from Balham, our Ernest's final home, maybe plausible.

I cannot find a Death Record for Bertram, perhaps FreeBMD lacks this area's data ?

Now try (belatedly!) searching them on the last available Census, 1911, from the excellent free-to-access "LDS" aka Familysearch website, https://familysearch.org/search/
which gives;

Name Emily Margaret Effie Adams
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Cheshire
Parish Wilmslow
Sub-District Wilmslow
Registration District Bucklow
Gender Female
Age 5
Birthplace Johns Pontefract, Yorkshire
Record Type Household

Familysearch is free, but a bit cumbersome, have to search family members individually by using the "Adams" surname and "Wilmslow Cheshire" residence, so this may not be their complete household;

Name Stephen Keith Williamson Adams
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Cheshire
Parish Wilmslow
Sub-District Wilmslow
Registration District Bucklow
Gender Male
Age 6
Birthplace Johns Pontefract, Yorkshire
Record Type Household

Name Frank Kingsley Clayton Adams
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Cheshire
Parish Wilmslow
Sub-District Wilmslow
Registration District Bucklow
Gender Male
Age 1
Birthplace Johns Carleton Ph, Yorkshire
Record Type Household

Looks like Emily's brothers.

Name Bertram Keith Adams
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Cheshire
Parish Wilmslow
Sub-District Wilmslow
Registration District Bucklow
Gender Male
Age 34
Birthplace London Bow, London
Record Type Household

So Emily's father, Mr B.K. Adams, was born in Bow, East London abt 1877; as per the earlier records.

Name Victoria Ethel Adams
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Cheshire
Parish Wilmslow
Sub-District Wilmslow
Registration District Bucklow
Gender Female
Age 32
Birthplace Manchester Chestham, Lancashire
Record Type Household

From which can see she was Victoria Ethel WILLIAMSON wrt the Marriage Record above.
So born "Chestham", Manchester abt 1879. I think this should read Cheetham, in central Manchester.

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Searching Ernest John Woodward born abt 1901;

Births Dec 1897
Woodward Ernest John Witney 3a 913

Births Mar 1901
Woodward Ernest John Paddington 1a 33

Births Jun 1901
WOODWARD Ernest John Cannock 6b 545

Births Dec 1902
WOODWARD Ernest John Burton 6b 419

So he COULD have been born in Paddington, West London, near the GWR terminus etc, and not far from his final home, Balham.

???

Searching the 1911 Census using Familysearch gives quite a few near-matches, but only Ernest NOT Ernest John. None of their fathers have initials "K.B." as per the newspaper article.

???

Sorry, try again tomorrow !

FamilySearch

Name Jonquil E V Woodward
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year 1940
Registration District Ross
County Herefordshire
Event Place Ross, Herefordshire, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3) Adams
Volume 6A
Page 1390
Line Number 11

Name Emily M E Adams
Event Type Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1935
Registration District Boston
County Lincolnshire
Event Place Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911) Woodward
Volume 7A
Page 1132
Line Number 121

Genes Reunited confirms the spouse as Ernest J WOODWARD.

BNA Lincolnshire Echo - Tuesday 24 December 1935

BOSTON SCHOOLMISTRESS MARRIED
Miss Emily Margaret Effie Adams , until the end of last term Art Mistress at Boston Girls' High School, and only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. B. K. Adams, of Prestatyn, North Wales, was married at Boston Parish Church yesterday to Mr. Ernest John Woodward, only son of the Rev. and Mrs. R. B. Woodward, also of Prestatyn. The bridegroom’s father was some years ago minister at the Centenary Methodist Church, Boston. The vicar of Boston (Canon A. Malcolm Cook) officiated. The bride. given away by Mr. George Elsom, of Spalding, wore a gown of old gold marocain with half-length sleeves, trimmed with deep cuffs of grey fur. Silver lace mittens and a brown hat completed the assemble, and she carried a bouquet of gold chrysanthemums.