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 […]
Emigration
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 […]
Samuel Wheatland (1851-1903) and his family’s move to Australia
Samuel Wheatland (1851-1903). My 3rd great-grand uncle. Samuel Wheatland was baptised on 2 November 1851 at St Mary’s Church, Shipley, Sussex, to parents James Wheatland and Ann Float. By the 1871 census he was lodging with a family in Nuthurst, Sussex, and working as an agricultural labourer. He was also living yards from the woman […]
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 […]