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 […]
Gruesome deaths
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 / […]
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 […]