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 […]
Royal Navy
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 […]
Alice Mary Wheatland (1880-1958) and a naval disaster
Alice Mary Wheatland (1880-1958). My great-grand aunt. Alice Mary Wheatland was born on 7 December 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, to parents John Wheatland and Mary Coughlan. She was baptised on 31 January 1881 at St Peter’s Church in the town and grew up among her family in Selsdon Road. In 1888 and 1890 Alice was […]
John Wheatland (1876-1952) and the mystery of his marriage
John Wheatland (1876-1952), my great-grand uncle. Born on 6 March 1876 and baptised on 14 May that year at St Peter’s Church in Croydon, Surrey, John served in the Royal Navy and the Coastguard like so many of his ancestors and descendants. His parents were John Wheatland and Mary Coughlan. John Jnr grew up in […]