Trafford

Born on the 28th December 1878, the birth being registered during the March
quarter 1878 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/152, the son of Charles Benjamin
& Ann Wheeldon (nee Jepson).

1881 Census - 36 Dalton Street, Salford.  Son - aged: 3 - born: Salford.   
Head of household - Charles B. Wheeldon - Married - aged: 48 - occ:
Commercial Traveller - born: Manchester.   Also - Ann Wheeldon - Wife -
aged: 39 - born: Levenshulme, Manchester.    Plus 7 siblings.

1891 Census - 52 Doddington Street, Salford.   Son - aged: 13 - occ: Errand
Boy - born: Salford.      Head of household - Charles Wheeldon - Married -
aged: 58 - occ: Vest Strap Maker - born: Manchester.   Also - Ann Wheeldon
- Wife - aged: 49 - born: Levenshulme, Manchester.    Plus 3 siblings.

1901 Census - 285 Regent Road, Salford.    Son - Unmarried - aged: 23 -
occ: Pattern Card Maker - born: Salford.    Head of household - Charles B.
Wheeldon - Married - aged: 65 - occ: Cloth Warehouseman - born: Manchester.
  Also - Ann Wheeldon - Wife - aged: 59 - born: Levenshulme, Manchester.   
Plus 3 siblings.

1911 Census - No Trace.

His father had died in 1902 - aged: 65 and by 1911, his mother was residing
at 17 Hunt Street, Salford - Widow - aged: 69 - born: Levenshulme.

William married Elizabeth Wilcock during the December quarter 1933 in the
Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/749 and they resided at 71 Milton Road, Gorse Hill,
Stretford.

1939 National Registration - 71 Milton Road, Stretford.   William Wheeldon
- Married - born on the 28th December 1878 - Engineer Labourer.   
Elizabeth Wheeldon - Married - born on the ??/??/1895 - occ: Unpaid
Domestic Duties.   Mary Gill - Single - born on the 20th May 1915 - occ:
Book Keeper.

CWD Report No. 35.    Died at 71 Milton Road, Stretford, from where his
body was recovered on the 24th December 1940 and taken to the City Road
Mortuary, Old Trafford.    His body was identified by his widow - E.
Wheeldon and released to the Manchester & Salford Co-op Funeral Department,
Downing Street, Manchester.  Described as being 5 feet 6 inches in height,
of slight build, with iron grey hair.   Employed as a Labourer.

Death registered in Stretford Borough.    Buried on 02/01/1941.

CWGC - Died at 71 Milton Road.