Descendants of John (Tree) WHEATON

Up dated 27^th October 2007

Generation No. 1

1. John (Tree)¹ WHEATON^1,2,3 was born Abt. 1835 in Dawlish or Exminster, Devon^4,5,6,7,8, and died Bet. October - December 1893 in Tynemouth, Northumberland Age 59⁹. He married (1) Ann BENNETT¹⁰ 9 August 1857 in Starcross, Devon¹¹. She was born Abt. 1837 in Dawlish, Devon^12,13,14, and died Bet. October - December 1869 in Newton Abbot District, Devon Age 31¹⁵. He married (2) Sarah Ann SCOBELL^16,17,18 Bet. January - March 1872 in Newton Abbot District, Devon¹⁹. She was born Abt. 1843 in Horrabridge or Whitchurch, Devon^20,21,22, and died Unknown.

Notes for John (Tree) WHEATON:

Addresses

1851 Crablake, Exminster, Devon

Living as John TREE in the household of Fredk ELLIOT, farmer of 194 acres with several

other live in servants.

1857 Westwood, Devon

1858 Cofford, Dawlish, Devon

1860, 1861,

Westwood, Dawlish, Devon

1861 Dawlish, Devon (census)

1863 Westwood, Dawlish, Devon

1871 Westwood, Dawlish, Devon

Living with him were Mary BENNETT, Mother-in-law, a widow, and Mary BENNETT,

a visitor, Age 22, a General Servant. His mother-in-law was their Housekeeper.

1881 38 Junction Row, Cramlington, Northumberland

Also living with the family were 3 step-children, children of Sarah Ann's first marriage.

Richard, Bessie and Sarah J WILLS, 19, 17 and 15 respectively, all born in south

west England. There were also two boarders, both born in Cornwall.

1891 13 Double Junction Row, Cramlington Northumberland. (RG12/4235 folio 111 p 44)

There was a boarder, John ROBSON, single, Age 34, Miner born Durham

(John ROBSON married John's widow)

Information from Ruth HYDE sent to her by a Genealogist from Northumberland, possibly in 1962

"The south eastern part of Northumberland was a very rich coal mining area - there were colleries & villages only about 4 or 5 miles apart. the 80 or so coal mines were all privately owned by about 9 or 10 land owners and in the mid 1870's the coal miners went on strike for more money. The strikes at virtually all the colleries lasted for weeks and some mines for months. Out of frustration the mine owners sent their agents to the southwest of the country where the tin mines were going through tougher times. Cornish tin miners were supplemented by the coal miners of adjacent counties. Gloucestershire has never been known as being a coal mining country - their mines would be small and only a few of them. All were offered good money, house provided and travelling costs. Hundreds came and when the local miners eventually went back to work the relationship between the two sets of miners was not very corial. Eventually things calmed down and the "outsiders" were accepted resulting in marriages between locals and the newcomers. Many name of Cornish or southwest of the country appear in the S.E.Northumberland's phone directory. There is only one coal mine in the whole of the county."

(There reference to Gloucestershire related to another member of Ruth HYDE's family)

More About John (Tree) WHEATON:

Occupation: 1851 Servant, Farming Labourer; 1857, 1858, 1860, 1861 Labourer; 1861 Ag Lab; 1863 Labourer; 1867 Agricultural Labourer; 1871 Agricultural Labourer: 1880, 1881 Coal Miner; 1891 Coal Miner; 1908 Coal Miner deceased

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Ann BENNETT:

Addresses

1857 Westwood, Devon

1861 Dawlish, Devon

More About Ann BENNETT:

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Sarah Ann SCOBELL:

Addresses

1851 Horrabridge Village, Devon

Lodging with them was Thomas COOMBE (26) Ag Lab born Tavistock, Devon, his wife

Susan (31) and daughter Elizabeth Ann DODD (6) Scholar both born Petertavy, Devon

1861 Whitchurch, Devon

1871 Gas Court, St Thomas, Launceston, Cornwall as a widow

1881 38 Junction Row, Cramlington, Northumberland

1891 13 Double Junction Row, Cramlington, Durham (RG12/4235 folio 111 p 44)

1901 13 Double Junction Row, Cramlington, Northumberland

On the birth certificate of her son Albert she is shown as "Sarah Ann WHEATON, late WILLS formerly SCOBELL". I took that to mean that she had been married before she married John. She could not have been very old when she lost her first husband, if that is the case. However, on the 1901 Census there is a granddaughter, Alice WILLS, so the idea that Sarah Ann was married before seems to be correct.

Sarah Ann SCOBELL first married John MILLS he was married previously to a John WILLS in the December quarter 1859 in the Tavistock District, Devon. They had 4 children before he died in Bet. October - December 1869 in the Launceston District, Cornwall Age 37

Sarah Ann WILLS née SCOBELL then married John WHEATON. They had 6 children before he died Bet. October - December 1893 Tynemouth District, Northumberland Age 69

Sarah Ann WHEATON née SCOBELL formerly WILLS then married John ROBSON Bet. October - December 1894 Tynemouth District, Northumberland. They had no children

One of the sons of John WILLS and Sarah Ann SCOBELL married one of the daughter of John WHEATON and his first wife. One of the sons of John WHEATON and Sarah Ann SCOBELL went to America to see Bessie STANTON, one of the daughters of John WILLS and Sarah Ann SCOBELL. There were therefore close links between the children of both of the families of Sarah Ann SCOBELL. The John WILLS family would not appear in a Descendant Report, so has been included here.

Descendants of John WILLS

Generation No. 1

1. John1 WILLS was born Abt. 1832 in Whitchurch, Devon, and died Bet. October - December 1869 in Launceston District, Cornwall Age 37 (possible death). He married Sarah Ann SCOBELL Bet. October - December 1859 in Tavistock District, Devon, daughter of Thomas SCOBELL and Lydia SMITH. She was born Abt. 1843 in Horrabridge or Whitchurch, Devon

Notes for John WILLS:

Addresses

1861 Whitchurch, Devon

More About John WILLS:

Occupation: 1861 Labourer

Residences: See Notes

Notes for Sarah Ann SCOBELL:

Addresses

1851 Horrabridge Village, Devon

Lodging with them was Thomas COOMBE (26) Ag Lab born Tavistock, Devon, his wife

Susan (31) and daughter Elizabeth Ann DODD (6) Scholar both born Petertavy, Devon

1861 Whitchurch, Devon

1871 Gas Court, St Thomas, Launceston, Cornwall as a widow

1881 38 Junction Row, Cramlington, Northumberland

1891 13 Double Junction Row, Cramlington, Durham (RG12/4235 folio 111 p 44)

1901 13 Double Junction Row, Cramlington, NorthumberlandDecember 1894 Tynemouth District, Northumberland.

More About Sarah Ann SCOBELL:

Occupation: 1851 Scholar; 1871 Dressmaker

Children of John WILLS and Sarah SCOBELL are:

2. i. William Thomas WILLS, b. Bet. January - March 1860, Whitchurch, Devonshire.

ii. Richard WILLS, b. Abt. 186216.

3. iii. Bessie WILLS, b. Abt. 1864, Falmouth, Devon.

iv. Sarah J WILLS, b. Abt. 1866, Whitchurch, Devon

Notes for Sarah J WILLS:

Addresses

1871 Gas Court, St Thomas, Launceston, Cornwall as Emma J

More About Sarah J WILLS:

Occupation: 1871 Scholar

Generation No. 2

2. William Thomas WILLS (John1)was born Bet. January - March 1860 in Whitchurch, Devonshire. He married Mary Ann WHEATON Bet. January - March 1880 in Tynemouth District, Northumberland, daughter of John WHEATON and Ann BENNETT. She was born 14 June 1858 in Kenton, Exeter (1901) Devon.

Notes for William Thomas WILLS:

Addresses

1861 Whitchurch, Devon

1891 4 East Wood Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

More About William Thomas WILLS:

Occupation: 1891 Coal Miner; 1901 Coal Miner (Hewer)

Notes for Mary Ann WHEATON:

Addresses

1861 Dawlish, Devon

1891 4 East Wood Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

More About Mary Ann WHEATON:

Baptism: 27 June 1858, Starcross, Dawlish, Devon

Children of William WILLS and Mary WHEATON are:

i. John Thomas WILLS, b. Bet. January - March 1881, Seghill, Northumberland; m. Elizabeth BELL or Isabella DIXON36, Bet. January - March 1904, Tynemouth District, Northumberland; b. Abt. 188437.

Notes for John Thomas WILLS:

Addresses

1891 4 East Wood Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

More About John Thomas WILLS:

Occupation: 1891 Scholar; 1901 Coal Miner (Putter and Hewer)

ii. Alice Lily WILL, b. Bet. April - June 1884, Cramlington (1891) or Peghill (1901), Northumberland; m. John BARTLEY, Bet. July - September 1901, Tynemouth District, Northumberland; b. Abt. 1874, Charleroi, Belgium.

Notes for Alice Lily WILLS:

Addresses

1891 4 East Wood Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

1901 13 Double Junction Row, Cramlington, Durham

Living with her grandmother Sarah Ann ROBSON née SCOBELL formerly WHEATON

and

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

Living with parents and siblings

More About Alice Lily WILLS:

Occupation: 1891 Scholar

iii. Agnes Ann WILLS, b. Bet. July - September 1885, Cramlington, or Segill (1901), Northumberland; m. William LEE or David McEWAN, Bet. April - June 1906, Tynemouth District, Northumberland; b. Abt. 1880

Notes for Agnes Ann WILLS:

Addresses

1891 4 East Wood Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

More About Agnes Ann WILLS:

Occupation: 1891 Scholar

iv. Selina L WILLS, b. Abt. 1891, Cramlington, or Seghill (1901), Northumberland

Notes for Selina L WILLS:

Addresses

1891 4 East Wood Road, Cramlington, Northumberland age 2 months

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

More About Selina L WILLS:

Emigration: To Australia steerage54

v. Olive WILLS, b. Abt. 1895, Seghill, Northumberland55.

Notes for Olive WILLS:

Addresses

1901 19 Single Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

3. Bessie WILLS (John1) was born Abt. 1864 in Falmouth, Devon. She married Edwin STANTON Bet. April - June 1882 in Tynemouth District, Northumberland, son of Samuel STANTON and Susanna FAULL. He was born Bet. January - March 1857 in St Clear, Cornwall as STANTAN.

Notes for Bessie WILLS:

Addresses

1871 Gas Court, St Thomas, Launceston, Cornwall

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA as Bessy

1903 416 State Street, Dubois, Clearfield, Pennsylvania (from Passenger list for brother James)

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1920 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

New York Passenger List

Bessie STANTON 25 F wife England English NY (3 out of the 4 next columns have something in which I can't read)

Minnie " 4 F child " " "

Thos " Infant M infant " " "

Obviously the transcriber could not read the name either as they have entered Bessie as Biner

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

about Biner Stanton

Name: Biner Stanton

Arrival Date: 26 Nov 1888

Estimated birth year: abt 1863

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland

Destination: New York

Place of Origin: England

Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English

Ship Name: City of Richmond

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Port of Arrival: New York

Line: 1

Travelling with them on the same ship was an Emma STANTON, with children including an Albert. This could be the wife of Samuel, Edwin's brother, who was a Mary Emma; their eldest child was Albert.

Microfilm Serial: M237

Microfilm Roll: M237_527

List Number: 1585

Port Arrival State: New York

Port Arrival Country: United States

More About Bessie WILLS:

Emigration: 26 November 1888, To America

Occupation: 1871 Scholar

Notes for Edwin STANTON:

Addresses

1861 Tremar, St Cleer, Cornwall as STANTAN

1871 Stanton Row, Tremar Coomb, St Cleer, Cornwall as STANTAN

1881 31 Junction Road, Cramlington, Northumberland

Living with his mother, Susanna STANTON (49) Widow Nurse born St Cleer, Cornwall and

siblings Samuel (29) Married Coal Miner, together with his wife Mary E STANTON (20)

Milliner born Calstock, Devon and their son Albert (5 months) born Seghill, Northumberland.

Other siblings of Edwin were Fred W (21) Coal Miner and Susanna A (14) Dressmaker both

born St Cleer, Cornwall.

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1920 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Does the following refer to this Edwin? If so, he went to America with a Samuel STANTON and without his wife who went with her two children, Minnie and Thomas, in November 1888.

Philadelphia Passenger list

Name Date of Arrival Sex Port of Last Ship

Departure Residence Name

Edwin Stanton 8 Aug 1887 Male Liverpool, England British King

England

Name: Edwin Stanton

Arrival Date: 8 Aug 1887

Gender: Male

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Ship Name: British King

Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Last Residence: England

Birthplace: England

Microfilm Roll Number: T840_9

He was a Labourer, age 30, and was travelling with a Samuel STANTON age 35 also a labourer. Only other information was that they had not been to the USA before. The Edwin STANTON whose information is in this record had a brother Samuel who would have been 35 in 1887.

Although no Bessie with him - she has now been found travelling in November 1888 - it would seem likely that this is the right Edwin.

* Pennsylvania is the right place to correspond with the census information

* According to where the children were born he/they went to America some time between 1887 and 1892, so that fits.

He called one of his children Samuel which was the name of the STANTON with whom he travelled.

More About Edwin STANTON:

Emigration: 8 August 1887, To America with brother Samuel

Occupation: 1861 Scholar; 1871 Mine Lab; 1881, 1900, 1910, 1920 Coal Miner; 1930 none (as entered)

More About Edwin STANTON and Bessie WILLS:

Marriage: Bet. April - June 1882, Tynemouth District, Northumberland

Witnesses: John WHEATON

Children of Bessie WILLS and Edwin STANTON are:

i. Minnie3 STANTON, b. Bet. January - March 1885, Tynemouth District, Northumberland.

Notes for Minnie STANTON:

Addresses

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Minnie, age 4, went to America with her mother and brother Thomas

As with all the information from this Passenger List, it is extremely hard to read, as the transcriber found. Mane should have been Minnie.

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957

about Mane Stanton

Name: Mane Stanton

Arrival Date: 26 Nov 1888

Estimated birth year: abt 1884

Age: 4

Gender: Female

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland

Destination: New York

Place of Origin: England

Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English

Ship Name: City of Richmond

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Port of Arrival: New York

Line: 2

Microfilm Serial: M237

Microfilm Roll: M237_527

List Number: 1585

Port Arrival State: New York

Port Arrival Country: United States

More About Minnie STANTON:

Emigration: 26 November 1888, To America67

Residences: See Notes

4. ii. Thomas E STANTON, b. Bet. April - June 1887, Tynemouth District, Northumberland.

iii. Emma Jane STANTON, b. Abt. 1892, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Emma Jane STANTON:

Addresses

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

More About Emma Jane STANTON:

Residences: See Notes

5. iv. Albert Earnest STANTON, b. Abt. 1893, Pennsylvania, USA.

v. Bessie Irene STANTON68, b. Abt. 1893, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Bessie Irene STANTON:

Addresses

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

vi. Samuel STANTON, b. Abt. 1897, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Samuel STANTON:

Addresses

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

More About Samuel STANTON:

Occupation: 1910 Newsboy

vii. Sarah Lilian STANTON, b. Abt. 1903, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Sarah Lilian STANTON:

Addresses

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1920 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA as Lilian

viii. Ida Amelia STANTON, b. Abt. 1905, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Ida Amelia STANTON:

Addresses

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1920 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

ix. Doras Alberta STANTON68, b. Abt. 1907, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Doras Alberta STANTON:

Addresses

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1920 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA as Dorcas

Generation No. 3

4. Thomas E STANTON (Bessie2 WILLS, John1) was born Bet. April - June 1887 in Tynemouth District, Northumberland. He married Elizabeth UNKNOWN wife of Thomas E STANTON. She was born Abt. 1887 in United States of America.

Notes for Thomas E STANTON:

Addresses

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Thomas, as an infant, travelled to America with his mother and sister Minnie.

New York Passenger List

Name: Thos Stanton

Arrival Date: 26 Nov 1888

Estimated birth year: abt 1888

Age: Infant

Gender: Female

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland

Destination: New York

Place of Origin: England

Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: English

Ship Name: City of Richmond

Search Ship Database: View the City of Richmond in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

Port of Arrival: New York

Line: 3

Microfilm Serial: M237

Microfilm Roll: M237_527

List Number: 1585

Port Arrival State: New York

Port Arrival Country: United States

More About Thomas E STANTON:

Emigration: 25 November 1888, To America

Occupation: 1900, 1910 Coal Miner

Notes for Elizabeth UNKNOWN wife of Thomas E STANTON:

Addresses

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Child of Thomas STANTON and Elizabeth STANTON is:

i. Elizabeth STANTON, b. Abt. 1909, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Elizabeth STANTON:

Addresses

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

5. Albert Earnest STANTON (Bessie2 WILLS, John1) was born Abt. 1893 in Pennsylvania, USA. He married Mary H UNKNOWN wife of Albert Earnest STANTON. She was born Abt. 1896 in Scotland.

Notes for Albert Earnest STANTON:

Addresses

1900 Dubois Ward 1, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA as Albert E STANTON

1910 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

More About Albert Earnest STANTON:

Occupation: 1910, 1930 Coal Miner

Notes for Mary H UNKNOWN wife of Albert Earnest STANTON:

Addresses

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Children of Albert STANTON and Mary STANTON are:

i. Mary H STANTON, b. Abt. 1916, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Mary H STANTON:

Addresses

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

ii. Mildred STANTON, b. Abt. 1918, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Mildred STANTON:

Addresses

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

iii. Albert STANTON, b. Abt. 1920, Pennsylvania, USA.

Notes for Albert STANTON:

Addresses

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

iv. John STANTON, b. Abt. 1925, Pennsylvania, USA

Notes for John STANTON:

Addresses

1930 Sandy, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

1. B certificate of Albert WHEATON.

2. Pat FAWCETT 26/10/2006.

3. 1861 census information from Pat FAWCETT.

4. FreeBMD web site.

5. John WHEATON, Durham.

6. 1891 Cramlington Census.

7. 1881 Cramlington.

8. Patricia Fawcett January 2007.

9. ancestry.com web site.

10. 1891 Cramlington Census.

11. 1881 Cramlington.

12. 1901 Cramlington, Durham.

13. Pat FAWCETT 26/10/2006.

14. Patricia Fawcett January 2007.

15. ancestry.com web site.

16. Pat Fawcett 9/11/2006.

17. ancestry.com web site.

18. Michael BROWNING 2/11/2003.

19. 1901 Cramlington, Durham.

20. ancestry.com web site.

21. 1891 Cramlington, Northumberland.

22. Michael BROWNING 2/11/2003.

23. FreeBMD web site.

24. Starcross, Dawlish, Devon Parish Register.

25. 1891 Cramlington, Northumberland.

26. Pat FAWCETT 26/10/2006.

27. Civil Registration Indexes at Family Record Centre, Myddleton House, London.

28. Starcross, Dawlish, Devon Parish Register.

29. 1891 Cramlington, Northumberland.

30. 1861 Dawlish, Devon.

31. Starcross, Dawlish, Devon Parish Register.

32. Civil Registration Indexes at Family Record Centre, Myddleton House, London.

33. 1891 Cramlington, Northumberland.

34.