Francis WHEWAY

1837 - 1930  (93 years)

• Name	Francis WHEWAY
  Birth	1837	Birmingham
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5EEA41FD18A64073AA1B838885FB835721F3
  Death	11 Jul 1930	West Bromwich RD   [1]
  Notes	1861 England Census: (found by Anne Simpson, December 2018. Selina (nee ROLLASON) is Anne's husband's 3X great aunt. The census entry can be found under WHETRAY). At 30 Ingleby Street, Ladwood, Birmingham (all WHEWAY, born Birmingham), Francis (head, 24, jeweller), Selina (wife, 21) and Ada (daughter, 1 month). 1871 England Census: at 60 Newhall Hill, All Saints, Birmingham (all WHEWAY, born Birmingham), Francis (head, 34, optician), Selina (wife, 29), Ada (daughter, 10, scholar), May (daughter, 7, scholar), Howard (son, 6, scholar) and Lucy (daughter, 3). 1881 England Census: at Windsor Villa, Windsor Place, Handsworth, Staffs (all WHEWAY, born Birmingham), Francis (head, 44, optician), Selina (wife, 39), Ada (daughter, 20), May (daughter, 17), Howard (son, 16), Lucy (daughter, 13), Earnest (son, 1, born Handsworth, Birmingham) and Edith (daughter, 3 months, born Handsworth, Birmingham). 1891 England Census: at 49 Grosvenor Road, Handsworth, Staffs, (all WHEWAY), Francis (head, 54, manufacturing optician, born Birmingham), Selina (wife, 49, born Birmingham), Francis H (son, 26, manufacturing optician, born Birmingham), Lucy J (daughter, 23, born Birmingham), Ernest R (son, 11, scholar, born Handsworth, Staff.), Edith M (daughter, 10, scholar, born Handsworth, Staff.) and Herbert A (son, 2, born Handsworth, Staff.). Also a servant, Clara EGLETON, 20, born Market Drayton. 1901 England Census: at 143 Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Staffs (all WHEWAY), Francis (head, 64, optician, born Birmingham), Selina (wife, 59, born Birmingham), Lucy Jane (daughter, 32, born Birmingham), Ernest Rollason (son, 21, optician, born Birmingham), Edith Maud (daughter, 20, scholar, born Birmingham) and Herbert Austin (son, 12, born Birmingham). Also a general domestic servant, Mary WILLITTS, 19, born Dudley. 1911 England Census: at 16 Robert Road, Handsworth, Staffs (9 rooms) (all WHEWAY), Francis (head, 74, manufacturer of spectacles & eye glasses, born Birmingham), Selina (wife, 69, married 50 years, 8 children, 7 still living, born Birmingham), Lucy (daughter, 42, born Birmingham), Edith (daughter, 30, born Birmingham) and Herbert Austin (son, 22, born Birmingham). Also a servant, Phebe LANFORD(?), 18, born Tipton. Form signed by Lucy Wheway pp Francis Wheway. Address 60 Wellington Road, Handsworth, Birmingham. Probate on 30 September 1930 to Francis Howard Wheway and Ernest Rollason Wheway manufacturing opticians. Effects £7223 11s.
  Person ID	I3341	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry WHEWAY,   b. Bef 29 Dec 1799, Nuneaton, Warwickshire d. Mar 1883, Birmingham (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Eliza WARE,   b. Abt 1804, Birmingham d. Dec 1878, Birmingham (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1820	St Peter & St Paul, Aston, Warwickshire   [2, 3]
  	Both signed the register. Witnesses ---- Adams and Amelia Ware
  Family ID	F1114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selina ROLLASON,   b. 13 May 1841, Birmingham d. Dec 1915, West Bromwich RD (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1860	All Saints, Hockley, Warwickshire   [3]
  	Francis Wheway, 22, bachelor, jeweller of Icknield St East, father Henry Wheway, tailor. Selina Rollason, 20, spinster, [occupation unreadable] of Icknield St East, father Joseph Rollason, glass cutter. Both signed. itnesses William Chettam(?) and Lucy ----.
  Children	1. Ada Eliza WHEWAY,   b. 20 Mar 1861, Birmingham d. Mar 1936, Birmingham RD (Age 74 years)   2. May Selina WHEWAY,   b. Jun 1863, Birmingham d. Mar 1934, Birmingham RD (Age ~ 70 years)   3. Francis Howard WHEWAY,   b. 31 Mar 1865, Birmingham d. 24 Feb 1955, Solihull RD (Age 89 years)   4. Lucy Jane WHEWAY,   b. Jun 1868, Birmingham d. 5 Sep 1922, Handsworth, Birmingham (Age ~ 54 years)   5. Ernest Rollason WHEWAY,   b. 10 Apr 1879, Handsworth, Birmingham d. Mar 1967, Warwick RD (Age 87 years)   6. Edith Maud WHEWAY,   b. Mar 1881, Handsworth, Birmingham d. 6 Feb 1954, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (Age ~ 72 years)   7. Herbert Austin WHEWAY,   b. 15 Feb 1889, Handsworth, Birmingham d. 11 Nov 1964, Evesham, Worcestershire (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, aged 93, Q3 1930 West Bromwich 6b/627. (Reliability: 3). [S363] Michael Wheway, September 2015. [S364] Birmingham, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937 at ancestry.com, September 2015.