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Emma Whelan (b. ~1840) née Mears

Biography

Emma Mears married Irish-born police constable John Whelan in 1860. They had 4 known children before her death in 1876.

John remarried and had at least 3 more children with his second wife, Harriet Osborne.

Genealogy

Birth

  • born around 1840 in Merton, Surrey
  • daughter of tailor William Mears (b. ~1810)[1] and Jane (Sophia?) Mears (b. ~1810) née Forster[2]

Siblings

  • Abiathar Slater Mears (b. 1833)[3]
  • Ellen Mears (b. 1835)[4]
  • Frederick Mears (b. ~1838)[5]
  • William Mears (b. ~1842)[6]
  • Thomas Mears (b. ~1845)[7]
  • Charles Mears (b. ~1847)[8]
  • Frank Mears (b. ~1850)[9]
  • Alice Mears (b. ~1853)[10]

Marriages

John Whelan (b. ~1838)

  • born around 1838 in Ireland
  • son of Peter Whelan
  • married 03/Aug/1860 to Emma Mears at St Leonard, Bromley[11]
  • married 1878 to Harriet Osborne[12]
  • date of death uncertain[13]

Children

Children born to John Whelan and Emma Mears

John Frederick Whelan (b. 1861)

  • born 1861 in West Ham
  • died 1895 aged 34[14]

Emma Jane Whelan (b. 1864)

William Henry Whelan (b. 1870)

  • born around 1870 in West Ham district
  • presumably died in infancy prior to 1881

Children born to John Whelan and Harriet Osborne

Florence Maud Whelan (b. 1879)

  • born 1879 in West Ham district
  • married in 1902 to fireman William Edward Sayers (b. 1869)[18]
  • mother of Albert William Sayers (b. ~1906)
  • William Edward appears in the 1911 Census as a fireman at the Essex County Lunatic Asylum, with Florence Maud and son Albert William Sayers (aged 5)
  • likely died 1953 aged 74[19]

William Whelan (b. ~1881)

  • born around 1881
  • died ?

Mary Ada Whelan (b. 1885)

  • born 1885 in West Ham district
  • married in 1910 to Charles Walter Smith (b. 1876)[20]
  • mother of George Charles Frederick Smith (b. ~1910)
  • likely died 1977[21]

Death

Family Tree

10

Census Data

1841

  • address: White Houses near the White Hart, Merton, Surrey
  • William Mears (aged 30) — head, occupation: tailor
  • Jane Mears (aged 30) — wife
  • Abiathar Mears (aged 8) — son
  • Ellen Mears (aged 5) — daughter
  • Emma Mears (aged 1) — daughter
  • Frederick Mears (aged 3) — son
  • William Hoare (aged 25) — occupation: agricultural labourer
  • John Hoare (aged 25) — occupation: agricultural labourer
  • William Trigg (aged 20) — occupation: agricultural labourer
  • Benjamin Bourne (aged 25) — occupation: agricultural labourer

1851

  • address: Plaistow Place, West Ham
  • William Mears (aged 40) — head, occupation: journeyman tailor
  • Jane Mears (aged 40) — wife
  • Abiatha Mears (aged 17) — son, occupation: silk printer
  • Frederick Mears (aged 13) — son, occupation: factory boy
  • Emma Mears (aged 11) — daughter
  • William Mears (aged 9) — son, occupation: factory boy
  • Thomas Mears (aged 6) — son
  • Frank Mears (aged 0) — son
  • Charles Mears (aged 3) — son

1871

  • address: 2 Ladywell Street, West Ham
  • John Whelan (aged 34) — head, occupation: police constable
  • Emma Whelan (aged 31) — wife
  • Frederick Whelan (aged 10) — son
  • Emma Whelan (aged 7) — daughter
  • William Whelan (aged 4 months) — son
  • Jane Mears (aged 61) — mother-in-law, occupation: needle woman

Other Documents

Marriage


Research Notes

  • No entry found in 1861 Census and not living with her widowed mother at the time.
  • Not to be confused with:
    • John Whelan (b. ~1833), married to Emma (b. ~1848) with a daughter Emma (b. ~1867), who worked as a house painter and lived in Middlesex
    • John Whelan (b. ~1833) in Ireland, married to Emma (b. ~1839), who worked as an iron foundry labourer and lived in Derby

Notes & References

  1. Likely died 1860.
  2. Both born in Surrey. Jane likely died 1888 aged 76.
  3. Baptised 09/Jun/1833. Also known as Ebenezer Mears. Worked as a silk printer. Likely married 1853 to Sarah Ann Knock (b. ~1836), who died 1868 [reg. Q4 1853 Bethnal Green]. Married 1869 to Isabella Bryan (b. ~1833) [reg. Q2 1869 Bethnal Green]. Was a widower by the 1891 Census and was a boarder on Maryland Street, Stratford. Likely died 1905 aged 74. See also ancestry.co.uk.
  4. Baptised 04/Oct/1835.
  5. Birth likely registered Q1 1838 Croydon. Baptised 19/Apr/1840. By 1861 was a corporal at the Royal Marine Barracks, Chatham. Likely discharged 13/Oct/1866. Likely died 1885 aged 46 [reg. Q1 1885 Fulham]
  6. Baptised 07/Aug/1842. By 1861 was in the No 9 Field Battery 4 Brigade Royal Artillery, Hampshire. Likely died 27/Jun/1902.
  7. Baptised 02/Mar/1845. By 1861 was working as a servant for the Crook family at 10 Mount Place, Whitechapel. Married to Mary A. ? (b. ~1857). Worked as a gasfitter's labourer.
  8. Baptised 10/Oct/1847. Worked as a blacksmith. Married Sarah Ann  ? (b. ~1848).
  9. Likely died 1877 aged 26 [reg. Q3 1877 West Ham].
  10. By 1891 was living with her uncle Henry and aunt Mary.
  11. Marriage registered Q3 1860 Poplar, London.
  12. Marriage registered Q1 1878 Poplar, London.
  13. West Ham death registry entries include: John Whealan (died 1890 aged 52), John Whelan (died 1910 aged 74) and John Whelan (died 1913 aged 73).
  14. Death registered Q4 1895 West Ham.
  15. Birth registered Q3 1864 West Ham.
  16. Marriage registered Q4 1887 West Ham.
  17. Death registered Q3 1942 Surrey South Western.
  18. Marriage registered Q4 1902 West Ham.
  19. Death registered Q4 1953 Epping.
  20. Marriage registered Q1 1910 Billericay.
  21. Death registered Q1 1977 Brentwood.
  22. Death registered Q1 1876 West Ham.