See also

Family of William Whitman and Esther Gillingham

Husband: William Whitman

  • Name:

  • William Whitman1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Chief Petty Officer2,3

  • Birth:

  • 1858 (app)

  • Dengie, Essex, England2

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 33)

  • 49 Tipner Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England2

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a Chief Petty Officer in the merchant navy and living with his wife Esther, daughter Louise and sons William and Arthur. Born in Dengie Essex

  • Death:

  • 22 Jun 1893 (age 35)

  • Mediterranean Sea, Tripoli, Libya3

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • HMS Victoria Monument, Victoria Park, Stanhope Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England3

  •  

  • Chief Petty Officer HMS Victoria no:88109. He was one of the 358 who died when another battleship, HMS Camperdown, collided with the Victoria in the Mediterranean off the coast of Tripoli. The Victoria was badly holed and capsized and sank within 15 minutes with it's engines still running and propellers turning

Wife: Esther Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Esther Gillingham4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • John Gillingham (1824- )

  • Mother:

  • Mary Soames (1824-1896)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • cook

  • Birth:

  • 17 Oct 1853

  • Felixstowe, Suffolk, England2,4,5,6,7

  •  

  • daughter of John Gillingham (seller of beer) and Mary Gillingham formerly Soans

  • Baptism:

  • 31 May 1857 (age 3)

  • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Ferry Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England8,9,10

  •  

  • daughter of John Gillingham (labourer) and Mary of Felixstowe, as Hester Gillingham

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 7)

  • Village, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • aged 8, attending school born in Felixstowe, living with parents

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 27)

  • High Coombe Lodge, Blackheath Road, Charlton, Kent, England12

  •  

  • aged 27, unmarried, Cook domestic Service. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk, Visiting Sister.

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 37)

  • 49 Tipner Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England2

  •  

  • married wife living with her husband William, daughter Louise and sons William and Arthur. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 47)

  • 45 St. John's Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living with her sons William and Arthur, and her widowed father John. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 57)

  • 46 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • widowed head of the household living in six rooms with her sons William and Arthur, and grandson William. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

Child 1: Louise Emma Mary Whitman

  • Name:

  • Louise Emma Mary Whitman13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1882

  • Portland, Dorset, England2,13

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 9)

  • 49 Tipner Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England2

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Esther, and brothers William and Arthur. Born in Portland Dorset

Child 2: William Jack Whitman

  • Name:

  • William Jack Whitman14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • clerk7

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1883

  • Walton, Suffolk, England2,6,7,14

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • 49 Tipner Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England2

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Esther, sister Louise and brother Arthur. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 17)

  • 45 St. John's Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working for a wholesale provisions merchant and living with his widowed mother Esther, brother Arthur, and his widowed grandfather John. Born in Walton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 27)

  • 46 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a malsters clerk and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Esther, brother Arthur, and nephew William. Born in Walton Suffolk

Child 3: Arthur Harry Whitman

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Vimy memorial A H Whitman

  • Name:

  • Arthur Harry Whitman15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elsie Aldred (1889- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • carpenter then an insurance agent6,7,16

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1886

  • Felixstowe, Suffolk, England2,6,7,15

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 5)

  • 49 Tipner Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England2

  •  

  • son living with his parents William and Esther, sister Louise and brother William. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 15)

  • 45 St. John's Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a carpenters apprentice and living with his widowed mother Esther, brother William, and his widowed grandfather John. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 25)

  • 46 Pearce Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried son working as an insurance agent and living in six rooms with his widowed mother Esther, brother William, and nephew William. Born in Felixstowe Suffolk

  • Immigration:

  • Mar 1912 (age 26)

  • to Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John, Canada16

  •  

  • a carpenter arriving on the Teutonic with his wife Elsie and heading for Winnipeg Manitoba

  • Death:

  • 26 Oct 1916 (age 30)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France17

  •  

  • Cause: in action

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Ipswich War Memorial and Cenotaph, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • Sergeant no:622169 44th Battalion New Brunswick Regiment Canadian Infantry who had enlisted on 23rd January 1915 in Winnipeg Manitoba, a carpenter of Church of England religion who was 5' 9½" tall, with a medium complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. His next of kin was Elsie Whitman of Dundurn Place Winnipeg

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Vimy Memorial, Chemin des Canadiens, Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France

Child 4: Harry Benjamin Whitman

  • Name:

  • Harry Benjamin Whitman18,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1889

  • Portsea Island "Registration District", Hampshire, England18

  • Death:

  • Q2 1889 (age 0)

  • Portsea Island "Registration District", Hampshire, England19

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Woolwich 1881 quarter:2 volume:1d page:1439. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

2.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:854 folio:39 page:20. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

3.

Find a Grave, (on-line at www.findagrave.com). HMS Victoria monument in Portsmouth id:176495822. Cit. Date: 18 December 2020.

4.

Birth Certificate. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

5.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Woodbridge 1853 quarter:4 volume:4a page:493.

6.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1780 folio:8 page:7. Cit. Date: 18 December 2020.

7.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10831 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:6schedule:337. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

8.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

9.

Felixstowe Family History Society - Parish Records.

10.

Suffolk Family History Society Colneis and Samford Baptisms 1813-1900, (2012 SFK-BPI-07/P1 own copy). Cit. Date: 28 January 2017.

11.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1168/Felixstowe.

12.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:0741/16/24.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Weymouth 1882 quarter:1 volume:5a page:322. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

14.

Ibid. Woodbridge 1883 quarter:4 volume:4a page:807. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

15.

Ibid. Woodbridge 1886 quarter:1 volume:4a page:867. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

16.

Ancestry Canada Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Nova Scotia Halifax 1912 March. Cit. Date: 18 December 2020.

17.

Ipswich War Memorial web site, (on-line at www.ipswichwarmemorial.co.uk). Cit. Date: 18 December 2020.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Portsea Island 1889 quarter:1 volume:2b page:468. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.

19.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Portsea Island 1889 quarter:2 volume:2b page:258. Cit. Date: 17 December 2020.