James Marlow (1880-1931) and Ellen Machell (1879-1960). My great-grand uncle and aunt. Born in Acton, Middlesex, James Marlow was the eldest son of Reuben Thomas Marlow and Annie Ayling. James was baptised on 26 December 1880 at All Saints Church in South Acton. By the 1901 Census, he was boarding with a family on Caledon […]
20th century
Foster Wheatland (1897-1983) – another Wheatland sailor
Foster Wheatland (1897-1983) and Winifred Mary Power (1897-1965). My great-grand uncle and aunt. Foster was born on 17 April 1897 to parents John Wheatland and Mary Coughlan and baptised on 13 June at St Peter’s Church in Croydon, Surrey. His parents then moved to Sisland in Norfolk, where the family was listed in the 1901 […]
Norman William Wheatland (1924-1987) – Croydon businessman
Norman William Wheatland (1924-1987) and Monica Mary King (1928-2020). My great uncle and aunt. Norman Wheatland was born on 4 February 1924 in Croydon, Surrey, the son of William Albert Wheatland and Elizabeth Marlow. He grew up in the town and by the time of the 1939 Register was living with his family at […]
Sophia Float (1811-1882) – a Petworth Pioneer in Canada
Sophia Float (1811-1882) and George Lillywhite (1808-1877). My 4th great-grand aunt and uncle. Sophia was baptised on 22 November 1811 at St Mary’s Church in Battle, Sussex, the daughter of Richard Float and Hannah Windom. She married George Lillywhite on 13 September 1828 at St Mary’s in Washington. He was baptised on 31 March 1808 […]