Frances Porter was born before 24 May 1807 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England, daughter of John Porter and Sarah.
Frances, daughter of John Porter & Sarah, was baptised on 24 May 1807 in Tutbury, Stafford, England.[1]
Frances married John Wheeldon on 20 February 1826 in Tutbury, St. Mary, Staffordshire, England.[2][3][4][5]
John Wheeldon was a glass cutter, probably at the local glassworks. He died a year later at the age of 21.
Fanny had one daughter in about 1839, many years after her husband's death.
In the 1841 census, Fanny (rounded age 25) was in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.[6]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Fanny Wheeldon
F
25
Staffordshire, England
Theresa Wheeldon
F
1
Staffordshire, England
In the 1851 census, Fanny (age 39) was the head of household in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.[7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Fanny Wheeldon
Head
F
39
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Theresa Wheeldon
Daughter
F
11
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Fanny Porter
Niece
F
22
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Pamela Porter
Niece
F
20
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Louisa Porter
Niece
F
18
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
In the 1861 census, Frances (age 52) was the head of household in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.[8]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Frances Wheeldon
Head
F
52
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Theresa Wheeldon
Daughter
F
21
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Pamela Porter
Niece
F
31
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
In the 1871 census, Fanny (age 69) was the head of household in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.[9]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Fanny Wheeldon
Head
F
69
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Pamela Porter
Niece
F
36
Blackfordby, Leicestershire, England
In the 1881 census, Fanny (age 77), Charwoman, was the widowed head of household on Castle St, Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.[10]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Fanny Wheeldon
Head
Widowed
F
77
Charwoman
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Pamela Porter
Niece
F
48
Cottonspinner
Tutbury, Staffordshire, England
Frances died in 1883 and was buried on 19 July 1883 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.[11][12][13]
Sources
↑Baptism:
"England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 421606 Ancestry Record 9841 #129857401 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Porter baptism on 24 May 1807, daughter of John Porter & Sarah, in Tutbury, Stafford, England.
↑Marriage:
"Staffordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1900"
Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Page number: 53 Ancestry Record 62293 #574852 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Porter marriage to John Wheeldon on 20 Feb 1826 in Tutbury, St Mary, Staffordshire, England.
↑Marriage:
"England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1040887 Ancestry Record 9852 #4323604 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Porter marriage to John Wheeldon on 20 Feb 1826 in Stafford, England.
↑Marriage:
"Staffordshire Marriages"
Reference: D3353/1/7; Page: 53 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Porter marriage to John Wheeldon on 20 Feb 1826 in Tutbury, St Mary, Staffordshire, England.
↑Marriage:
"England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1040887 Ancestry Record 9852 #20065535 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Porter marriage to John Wheeldon on 20 Feb 1826 in Walsall-Wood, Stafford, England.
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 976; Book: 25; Civil Parish: Tutbury; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 36; Page: 23; Line: 20; GSU roll: 474613 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #13711286 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Fanny Wheeldon (25) in Tutbury in Burton upon Trent registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Staffordshire, England.
↑1851 Census:
"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 2011; Folio: 178; Page: 28; GSU roll: 87414; ED, institution, or vessel: 15b; Household schedule number: 119 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #8443838 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Fanny Wheeldon (39) head of household in Tutbury in Burton Upon Trent registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 England Census"
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1959; Folio: 53; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542894; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 24 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #20106918 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Wheeldon (52) head of household in Tutbury in Burton Upon Trent registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2897; Folio: 90; Page: 30; GSU roll: 836397; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 194 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #17196111 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Fanny Wheeldon (69) head of household in Tutbury in Burton Upon Trent registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2754; Folio: 77; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341659; ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #19263413 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Fanny Wheeldon (77), widowed, Charwoman, head of household on Castle St, Tutbury in Burton Upon Trent registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.
↑Burial:
"Staffordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1900"
Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Page number: 108 Ancestry Record 62294 #541153 (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Wheeldon burial (died in 1883) on 19 Jul 1883 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England. Born in 1810.
↑Burial:
"Staffordshire Burials"
Page: 108 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 22 March 2024)
Frances Wheeldon burial (died in 1883 at age 73) on 19 Jul 1883 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 22 March 2024)
Wheeldon, Frances (Age at death: 73). GRO Reference: 1883 Jul-Aug-Sep in Burton Upon Trent Volume 06B Page 183.
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