William WHEWAY

1835 - 1899  (64 years)

• Name	William WHEWAY
  Birth	1835	Birmingham
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3AE1BAE6D85D4E37B9F98AB49542E02B471F
  Death	Dec 1899	Birmingham   [1]
  Notes	Although his age, as given in the 1841 and 1851 censuses, suggested a birth in 1834 or 1835, the marriage in 1869 appears to be William's, even though his age is shown as 31. Age discrepancies also occur in the census entries which follow: 1871 England Census: at 13 Wellington Street, Birmingham (all WHEWAY), William (head, 34, jeweller (pensioner), born Nuneaton), Emma Mary (wife, 33, born London) and Ada (daughter, 8, born Birmingham). Note: the identity of 8 year-old Ada is a mystery. Her age suggests she was born well before William and Emma married. She doesn't appear in the 1881 census, by which time ther's another Ada in the house. When daughter Eliza was baptised (privately) in August 1872, address was shown as 95 Grosvenor Street, occupation optician. When daughters May and Rose baptised in January 1878, address was shown as Brearley Street, occupation steel pen polisher. 1881 England Census: at 25 Ct 1 house, Brearley Street West, Birmingham (all WHEWAY, all born Birmingham), William (head, 43, steel pen polisher, born Birmingham), Emma (wife, 42), George H (son, 6 months), Ada (daughter, 10, scholar), Mary (daughter, 5, scholar) and Rose (daughter, 3). 1891 England Census: at 117 Tower Street, Birmingham (all WHEWAY except Ada, all born Birmingham except Emma), William (head, 54, bicycle saddle fitter, born Birmingham), Emma M A (wife, 53, steel pen stamper, born London), Ada REID (daughter, married, 30, electro plate worker), May (daughter, 15, steel pen stamper), Rose (daughter, 13, press worker) and George H (son, 10, scholar). 1901 England Census: at No 3 back Tower Street, Birmingham (all WHEWAY), Emma (head, widow, 61, born London), Rose (daughter, 23, press worker) and George (son, 20, shaker). 1911 England Census: at 2 court 9 Moland Street, Birmingham (3 rooms) (both WHEWAY), Emma Mary (head, widow, 72, married 43 years, 7 children all living, born London) and George (son, 30, diper, bedstead works).
  Person ID	I3370	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Henry WHEWAY,   b. Bef 29 Dec 1799, Nuneaton, Warwickshire d. Mar 1883, Birmingham (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Eliza WARE,   b. Abt 1804, Birmingham d. Dec 1878, Birmingham (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1820	St Peter & St Paul, Aston, Warwickshire   [2, 3]
  	Both signed the register. Witnesses ---- Adams and Amelia Ware
  Family ID	F1114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Mary Ann ATKINS,   b. Abt 1839, London d. Jun 1923, Birmingham (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1869	St Judes, Birmingham
  	Married by banns. William Wheway, 31, bachelor, jeweller of Smallbrook Street, father Henry Wheway, tailor. Emma Mary An Atkins, 30, spinster of Smallbrook Street, father George Atkins, watch maker. William signed, Emma marked. Witnesses William Browning, Mary Ann Jones (mark).
  Children	1. Ada WHEWAY,   b. Sep 1870, Birmingham d. Yes, date unknown   2. Eliza WHEWAY,   b. Bef 26 Aug 1872, Birmingham d. Sep 1872, Birmingham (Age 0 years)   3. May WHEWAY,   b. Bef 27 Jan 1878, Birmingham d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rose WHEWAY,   b. Bef 27 Jan 1878, Birmingham d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Henry WHEWAY,   b. Dec 1880, Birmingham d. Mar 1929, Birmingham (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F1127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, probable death, aged 61, Q4 1899 Birmingham 6d/91. (Reliability: 3). [S363] Michael Wheway, September 2015. [S364] Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 at ancestry.com, September 2015.