0268-743758

Peter M. Whitlock,3804, Kilarney Street,Fort Coquitlam, B.C.,CANADA. V3B 3G6.

Dear Peter,

38, ALEXANDRAROAD,RAYLEIGH, ESSEX. SS6 8HB.

6th September 1992.

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Firstly, I thank you for your letter of 26th June last and myapologies for not having written to you since then.

I am pleased that you found the package of Certificates ofinterest and certainly have pleasure in knowing that others mayfind them of interest. Since my letter to you of 15th June I havebeen able to go to the Records Office again and have been able totrace the marriages of two of my Great Aunts, Elizabeth and Rosa.For your records I have enclosed photo copies of their MarriageCertificates but have not had the time to further any research downtheir family lines. The last Great Aunt, (Ellen), I have not yettraced as getting Married but will be looking for this in thefuture. I have also enclosed an updated copy of my "Family Tree"including the Great Aunt updates and specific dates where possible.Also I enclose a couple of Certificates that I purchased but, onreceipt, realised that they were not from my Branch of the WhitlockFamily. These may be of use to you.

In your letter you asked how I managed to trace my GreatGranfather's birthplace to Woodstock, Qxfordshire. Luckily I knewthat there was a family connection in North London in the late1800's, i.e. that the family had lived at 8, Cottenham Road,Islington. A visit to the Census Office and a trace through the1891 Census brought to light the Family and, as you know, theCensus indicated their Places of Birth. This then enabled me to gethis Birth Certificate. The Census also confirmed Great GrandmothersPlace of Birth and her age etc.

Following up this knowledge that G/Grandfather was born in 1848in Woodstock his Birth Certificate gave me his Father and MotherNames, Thomas (already known) and Sarah Harris(?). This is mypresent stumbling block as I have gone through all the MarriageRecords from 1840 to 1850 and can find no trace of a "SarahHarris". I can only assume that my reading of the Thomas 1848 BirthCertificate showing his Mother"s maiden name As "Harris" isincorrect. What I intend to do is to carry out a deeper researchwhen next in the Records Office to see if I can connect a marriageof a "Thomas Whitlock" in the 1880 's to a lady named Sarah.'

When at the Census office I made a start in going through the1851 Census for the Woodstock area hoping to find details of ThomasWhitlock (Great Great Grandfather) and Sarah Harris. LmfortunatelyI ran out of time without finding what I wanted. However I did notethe following entries which you may wish to add to your databaseif not already included.

1851 Census.

Address: No.17, Hamlet of Clifton.

~ Thomas Whitlock aged 62 Agricultural Labourer.yi"I')- Martha Wh1-tlock aged 65

Sarah Whitlock aged 29El izabeth Whitlock aged 9.l(~'f'

Contd.

Address: No.9 The Village, North Aston.Elizabeth Whitlock aged 43 PauperThomas Whitlock aged 18Joseph Whitlock aged 14 -

Address: No. 54, Village, North Aston.James Whitlock aged 51Ann Whitlock aged 51William Whitlock aged 21George Whitlock aged 19

? Whitlock aged 16 (daughter)

Maybe these tiny snippets of information may one day be of use tosomebody!

At the Records Office, when initially tracing possible Great Auntsand Uncles, I made a list of all the possibilities adding theDistrict details, Volume Nos. and Page Nos. Again I list these forreference purposes which may save somebody a little research time.This list is not comprehensive as I was mainly only looking for thenames Elizabeth, Ellen, Rosa (or Rose). Others I added as I thoughtfit.Name Year District Vol. No. Page No.

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RoseElizabethRosa Harr ietRosinaRosinaEllenElizabethEllenElizabethHelen ElizabethElizabeth MaryEllenElizabethAdele MaudeThomasElizabeth FrancesWi11iam MartinElizabethElizabethElizabeth JaneEleanor JaneEllenElizabethElizabeth FrancesElizabeth Mary

1871187118711871187218721873187318741875187518761877187718781880188018811881188118821882188218821882

AlderburyTynemouthAlderburyMaryleboneGreenwichFromeAstonSheffieldIslingtonPottersburyGu 1-sboroughIsl ingtonMaryleboneIsl ingtonIslingtonSt. PancrasIslingtonDoverSth. StonehamHardingstoneSteyningWimborneSth StonehamNuneatonDroitwich

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185216191481774519387407420 *29500391 *602253413 >1-

219406 *9336040316264748477379

Ellen Augusta 1882Chelsea la304Kate Ellen

1882Hardingstone3b36Elizabeth

1882Towcester3b12E1 izabeth Emi 1y

1882A1derbury5a185Elizabeth Martha

18825th.Stoneham2c59Helen

1882Kingsc1ere2c219Rosa

1883IslingtonIb396)(-

Nellie Florence1883Nary1ebone1a645

Gladys Dorothea1883IslingtonIb196

Ellen1883Christchurch2b676

Rose May1884Stratford6d64

Elizabeth Ann 1884Torrington5b5U8Rosetta Emily

1884Lambeth Id703Rose Mary

1884Camberwe 11Id859Florence Jane

1885Is1 ingtonIb325Rosina Maud

1885St.Pancras Ib87George

1885IslingtonIb28

Those marked >I' are known Fami 1y Members.

I think that is about all I can offer you at this present time. Imust say that since I have started this Family research (andincidentally my Wife is doing the same thing with her family) Ihave become quite fascinated and enJoy the challenge - even thoughin my case I havent got very far yet.

Thank you for sending your Newsletters which are extremelyinteresting and I am looking forward to the next edition. I mustadmit though that I am not quite "au fait" with your methods ofidentifications and indexings and would appreciate some guidance ifyou have the time. I enclose X some stamps for your use.

Thanking you for your interest, and with my very best wishes.

Yours very sincerely,

/16~'Peter J. Whitlock