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 […]
Crime
Isaac Tullett (1810-1883) – he spent his life in and out of prison
Isaac Tullett (1810-1883) and Frances Wolven (1818-1871). My 3rd great-grand uncle and aunt. Isaac spent a lot of his life in trouble with the law… He was the son of Daniel Tullett and Ann Palmer and was baptised on 24 December 1810 at St Peter’s in Newdigate, Surrey. He married Frances or Fanny Wolven / […]
Alfred Wheatland (1891-1976) and his life in New York
Alfred Wheatland (1891-1976). My great-grand uncle. Alfred Wheatland was baptised on 26 July 1891 at St Peter’s Church in Croydon to parents John Wheatland and Mary Coughlan. His birthdate is uncertain because he changed it over time, from 6 June 1889 with the Royal Navy to 6 June 1891. He grew up in Croydon but […]