George Robert Wellings

Brief Life History of George Robert

When George Robert Wellings was born on 4 March 1898, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Wellings, was 33 and his mother, Esther Ann Bower, was 34. He married Jessie Newman on 11 February 1922, in Macclesfield St Peter, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Macclesfield St Peter, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 4 April 1961, in North Manchester, Chester Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63.

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George Robert Wellings
1898–1961
Jessie Newman
1892–1952
Marriage: 11 February 1922

Sources (26)

  • George Robert Wellings in household of Joseph Wellings, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • Wellings, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

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Name Meaning

English (Shropshire and Staffordshire): variant of Welling , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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