Colin, I sent an email to your addy as it appears here, colinwhitleock@ns.sympatico.ca but it bounced. I have some information you might like, can you please email me off list. Pat in Oz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Whitleock" <colinwhitleock@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 5:20 AM Subject: [HantsLife] Whitelock > I have been at a dead end with my grandfather and trying to trace him back to his parents. > Every where I go I come up with a blank. I have been at this for almost 5 years now. > I have the following information > His name was GEORGE CHAR:LES WHITELOCK or at sometime the Christian names could have been reversed. > A have Royal Navy Discharge documents that say he was born in Bexhill-On-Sea on the 14 February1885 plus RAF discharge documents that say the same. I also have a certificate of wounds putting at age 34 in 1919. I also have a copy of his passport with the birth Bexhill-On-Sea February 1885. A copy of the death certificate which puts him in 1885. I have an extract from the family bible that agrees with the above. The marriage certificate age of 24 put him 1885. > The one animally is a discharge from the Merchant Marine saying that he was born in Brighton in 1887 > I know he married Louise Heather Overington at Christ Church East Croydon on the 25 February 1909, he is listed than as living in the Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth > They had the following children : ALICE CAROLINE WHITELOCK (September 1918-June 1926,) AUBREY WHITELOCK (9 June 1927-22 April 1986), CHARLES REGINALD WHITELOCK (23 February 1912- 23 June 1985), EDITH WHITELOCK (20 January 1910- 16 January 1911), EDITH WHITELOCK (11 March 1929- 12 June 2000), KENNETH WHITELOCK ( June 1927-April 1984) LILLIAN HEATHER WHITELOCK ( 21 March 1920) (Unknown if she is deceased immigrated to Australia). LIONEL CHARLES WHITELOCK (21 May 1922(( Deceased date unknown died after immigrating to South Africa), LOUIS ARTHUR WHITELOCK ( 23 November 1913) Deceased date unknown died after immigrating to South Africa and VICTORY GEORGE WHITELOCK 21 April 1916 - 15 January 1994.All were born in Portsmouth and lived in 55 Trafalgar Street. I don't know how many children went to Hayling Island after they were bombed out but certainly the youngest EDITH. > I know from a golden wedding new paper cutting the GEORGE CHARLES had a 1/2 brother REGINALD SPRAY. I have a small picture of his mother no name on it. I have no idea where they lived I also have reason to believe he had two half Sisters Florence and Kate they may have immigrated to Canada as the photographs I have of them were taken in Toronto. > There seems to be no trace of a Whitelock family in that area. I cant find a his name on the 1902 census. Some one did dig up a Whitelock family living in Hastings at the time. > At the date of enlistment in The Royal Navy hi was listed has living at 48 Hadds Street Greenwich and was an errand boy. > > Can any one point in the right direction to look please? > Colin Whitelock > Milford Station > Nova Scotia > Canada > > ______________________________