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wilfred wakeling born 1906 gateshead

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Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 21:30

team.. does any one have access to canadian genes reunited or there equivelent??
wilfred went to canada 22.03.1929 with the cunard line on a ship called athenia. any help would be much appreciated....

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 19 Jan 2013 21:33

Did he come back ?

Name: Wilfrid Wakeling
Birth Date: abt 1904
Age: 26
Port of Departure: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Arrival Date: 8 Jun 1930
Port of Arrival: Glasgow, Scotland
Ports of Voyage: Belfast
[Liverpool]
Ship Name: Athenia
Shipping Line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 146330


62 Oxford St, Whitley Bay
Boilermaker

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 21:41

wow... thank you ..... it looks like he did.....

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 19 Jan 2013 21:44

Sorry but can not check on the outward journeys as my sub does not cover them so perhaps someone else will look them up for you

Choccy

Choccy Report 19 Jan 2013 21:44



on the outgoing record his mother is named as Ethel Bell (re-married) of Cullercoats, Northumberland



1911

RG14PN30295 RG78PN1745A RD556 SD1 ED36 SN301
Reg. District: South Shields
Sub District: South Shields
Parish: South Shields
Enum. District: 36
Address: 36 Byron St South Shields
County: Durham


WAKELING, John T Head Married
9 years M 30 1881 Glass Cutter And Glazier Sunderland Co of Durham
>>>>>WAKELING, Mary E Wife Married F 27 1884 House Duties Sunderland Co of Durham
WAKELING, Wilfred Son Single M 5 1906 School So Shields Co of Durham
WAKELING, Thomas Son M 1 1910 So Shields Co of Durham
WAKELING, Elizabeth Annie Daughter F 0 1911 So Shields Co of Durham


this looks like this could be the marriage -

Marriages Mar 1920 (>99%)
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>>>>>Bell Christopher Wakeling Tynemouth 10b 521
Bolam Charles Schofield Tynemouth 10b 521
Schofield Ethel A Bolam Tynemouth 10b 521
>>>>>Wakeling Mary E Bell Tynemouth 10b 521


Choccy

Choccy Report 19 Jan 2013 21:47



last address in the UK - 22 John Street, Cullercoats

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Name: Wilfred WAKELING
Date of departure: 22 March 1929
Port of departure: Liverpool
Destination port: Halifax
Destination country: Canada

Date of Birth: 1905 (calculated from age)
Age: 24
Marital Status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Boiler Maker
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 2 of 21

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Ship: ATHENIA
Official Number: 146330
Master's name: James Black
Steamship Line: Cunard
Where bound: New York, USA
Square feet: 15872
Registered tonnage: 8118
Passengers on voyage: 253


Choccy

Choccy Report 19 Jan 2013 21:49



England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006

Name: Wilfrid Wakeling
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1905
Date of Registration: May 1992
Age at Death: 86
Registration district: York
Inferred County: Yorkshire
Volume: 2
Page: 2629


MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 19 Jan 2013 21:50

That outgoing record:

Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960

Name: Wilfred WAKELING
Date of departure: 22 March 1929
Port of departure: Liverpool
Destination port: Halifax
Destination country: Canada

Date of Birth: 1905 (calculated from age)
Age: 24
Marital Status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Boiler Maker
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 2 of 21
Ship: ATHENIA
Official Number: 146330
Master's name: James Black
Steamship Line: Cunard
Where bound: New York, USA
Square feet: 15872
Registered tonnage: 8118
Passengers on voyage: 253

Lived 22 John Street, Cullercoats - a boilermaker.

(Good grief, I walk or drive past there umpteen times a day!!)
____________________________________________________________________

Arriving in Canada

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
Name: Wilfrid Wakeling
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birth Country: England
Date of Arrival: 1 Apr 1929
Vessel: Athenia
Port of Arrival: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-14819

He was going to Mr Wardle, 55 Mercille Ave, St Lamert PQ, c/o CNR Winnipeg.

Written in one of the margins is Amy Owen, ??apur Street, M'chester (don't know what the context is).

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 21:55

choccy... just found that one....

marieceleste... being an aussie living in london no stalking intending but where is Cullercoats?????

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 21:57

i just googled it..... thanks again team...

so he went to canada then came back died in 1992 in york but i cant find if he ever married.....

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 21:59

excellent marieceleste... i had an amy owen possible marriage but wasnt sure... now i am.....u guys make it seem so easy

Choccy

Choccy Report 19 Jan 2013 22:01



death of Wilfred's father


UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: John Thomas Wakeling
Birth Place: Durham
Death Date: 4 Mar 1918
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Whitley Bay, Northumberland
Rank: Private
Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion: 1st Battalion
Number: 33500
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre



http://www.cwgc.org

WAKELING, J
Rank:Private
Service No:33500
Date of Death:04/03/1918
Regiment/Service:Northumberland Fusiliers
1st Bn.
Grave ReferenceII. B. 19.
CemeteryBUCQUOY ROAD CEMETERY, FICHEUX


Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 22:09

choccy. thank you again.. i have been on the northumberland fusiliers website but they wanted £35 to give me any info.... so many thanks..

Choccy

Choccy Report 19 Jan 2013 22:15



Marriages Jun 1934 (>99%)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>>>>>Owen Amy G Wakeling Tynemouth 10b 473
Pilditch Alfreda Styan Tynemouth 10b 473
Styan William A Pilditch Tynemouth 10b 473
>>>>>Wakeling Wilfred Owen Tynemouth 10b 473


Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 19 Jan 2013 22:19

thanks all... im going now will catch up with you all later....
:-D :-D :-D

Michael

Michael Report 6 Jul 2013 21:54

Hi mike briggs here i have all info on wilfred wakeling. He was my grandfathet

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 6 Jul 2013 23:26

Hi Mike, seeing as it's a few months since Kim Annette posted she mightn't be checking regularly for replies.

Why not click on her name to send a direct message, I'm sure she'd be pleased to hear from someone connected.

Kim Annette

Kim Annette Report 7 Jul 2013 06:30

Hey marieceleste. Am still around.....
Mike would love to hear more....

Michael

Michael Report 6 Oct 2013 21:26

You can get in touch with me. Mike briggs