The Tulletts joined the Wheatland family tree when the widowed Olive Tullett married my 3rd great-grandfather William Wheatland. The surname origin is unclear. Some suggest it was derived from an old French word for a plate of armour, others from the name Matilda. It was spelled in many ways in the records, including Tullet, Tulett, Toolet, Tolet, Toolit and so on.
- Olive Tullett and William Wheatland – my 3rd great-grandparents.
- William was Olive’s second husband and he was some 20 years younger than her. She came from Newdigate in Surrey, a stronghold of the Tullett family.
- Daniel Tullett and Ann Palmer – my 4th great-grandparents.
- Daniel grew up in Newdigate, Surrey, and worked for a time as a thatcher. He later moved his family to Rusper in Sussex with his wife Ann.
- John Tullett and Sarah Charlwood – my 5th great-grandparents.
- John came from Newdigate and lived there from his whole life. He married the daughter of Quakers.
- William Tullett and Elizabeth Wolf – my 6th great-grandparents.
- William may have married Elizabeth, but before then he pretended to be married and had two illegitimate daughters.