Wilfred Wellings

Brief Life History of Wilfred

When Wilfred Wellings was born on 9 December 1871, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wellings, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Royle, was 42. He married Miriam Foster in December 1894, in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Macclesfield, Cheshire, England in 1901. He died on 2 November 1948, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Wilfred Wellings
1871–1948
Miriam Foster
1869–1926
Marriage: December 1894
Winifred Wellings
1896–1966
Harold Wilfred Wellings
1901–1990

Sources (28)

  • Wilfred Wellings in household of Samuel Pope Wellings, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017
  • Wilfrid 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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