William Whimpey b. 5 May 1789 Frome, Somerset, England d. 27 May 1870 Asylum, Frome, Somerset, England: The family of Lois Willis

1789 - 1870 (81 years)

Name	William Whimpey
Born	5 May 1789	Frome, Somerset, England [1]
Christened	27 Mar 1790	Frome, Somerset, England [2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Military	1 May 1807 [6, 7, 8]
Census	1841	Wine Street, Frome, Somerset, England [9]
Census	He was age 45, occupation labourer, born in Somerset. Also in the household was Elizabeth age 45, Isaac age 15, Mary age 20, and William age 14.
Census	1851	Fountain Lane, Frome, Somerset, England [10]
Census	He was the head of the household, age 61, occupation day labourer, born in Frome, Somerset. Also in the household was his wife Elizabeth born about 1790.
Census	1861	Milk Street, Frome, Somerset, England
Census	He was in the household of Edward Whimpey. He was his brother, unmarried, age 68, occupation labourer at ? gardens, birthplace Frome, Somerset.
Died	27 May 1870	Asylum, Frome, Somerset, England [11, 12, 13]
Buried	31 May 1870	Frome, Somerset, England [14]
Person ID	I10	Lois Willis
Last Modified	29 May 2018

Father	Joseph Whimpey, b. 29 Aug 1761, Frome, Somerset, England , d. 8 Feb 1790, Frome, Somerset, England (Age 28 years)
Mother	Rebekah Dredge, b. Bef 21 Sep 1760, d. Bef 22 Dec 1844, Frome, Somerset, England (Age ~ 84 years)
Married	10 Jun 1783	St John The Baptist Parish, Frome, Somerset, England [15]
	Witnesses Thomas Jones and John Deacon
Family ID	F639	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Clement, b. Abt 1792, d. 28 Mar 1860, Bridge Barton, Frome, Somerset, England (Age ~ 68 years)

Married 14 Jul 1817 Frome, Somerset, England [14]

Children

	1. Eliza Clements Whimpey, b. 1811, d. 24 Jul 1874 (Age 63 years)
+	2. John Whimpey, b. 1817, d. 23 Oct 1895, West Street, Brompton Park, South Australia, Australia (Age 78 years)
+	3. Joseph Whimpey, b. 13 Aug 1819, Frome, Somerset, England , d. 6 May 1902, Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia (Age 82 years)
	4. Isaac Whimpey, b. 1822, d. 1824, Frome, Somerset, England (Age 2 years)
+	5. Mary Ann Whimpey, b. Bef 8 Apr 1822, d. 13 Mar 1870, 8 Blewitt Buildings, Saint Bride, London, England (Age ~ 47 years)
+	6. Elizabeth Clement Whimpey, b. Bef 18 Jun 1825, d. 26 Dec 1894 (Age ~ 69 years)
+	7. Isaac Whimpey, b. 6 Jun 1827, Frome, Somerset, England , d. 9 Aug 1912, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 85 years)
+	8. William Whimpey, b. Bef 20 Jun 1829, d. 5 Nov 1874, Baron Coal Level, Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, Wales (Age ~ 45 years)
	9. Rebecca Whimpey, b. Bef 29 Sep 1832, bur. 10 May 1833, St John The Baptist Parish, Frome, Somerset, England (Age ~ 0 years)

Last Modified 25 Mar 2014

Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 5 May 1789 - Frome, Somerset, England
	Christened - 27 Mar 1790 - Frome, Somerset, England
	Married - 14 Jul 1817 - Frome, Somerset, England
	Census - 1841 - Wine Street, Frome, Somerset, England
	Census - 1851 - Fountain Lane, Frome, Somerset, England
	Census - 1861 - Milk Street, Frome, Somerset, England
	Died - 27 May 1870 - Asylum, Frome, Somerset, England
	Buried - 31 May 1870 - Frome, Somerset, England

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William Whimpey
My ggg grandfather William Whimpey

Notes

A family group sheet for William and Elizabeth, lists his occupation as teamster/weaver.

Before his marriage, William served in the Military, and fought in the Battle of Waterloo. The following records have been found for him (at ancestry.com.au)
William Whimpy in the Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900
Name:      William Whimpy
Age:      16
Birth Date:      abt 1791
Birth Place:      Frome, Somerset
Military Date:      1 May 1807
Unit:      32nd Foot Soldiers
Source Citation
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Class Number: WO 25; Class Title: 32 Foot; Piece Number: 366; Piece Title: 32 Foot
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data:
War Office and predecessors: Secretary-at-War, Secretary of State for War, and Related Bodies, Registers. WO 25/266-558, 632-634, 677-683, 686-688, 3913-3914, 5411-5516. Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England.

William Whimpey in the UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949
Name:      William Whimpey
Campaign or Service:      Battle of Waterloo
Service Date:      1815
Service Location:      Belgium
Regiment or Unit Name:      W H Toole Company
Source Citation
WO 100; Piece: 15
Source Information
Ancestry.com. UK, Military Campaign Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data:
War Office: Campaign Medal and Award Rolls 1793-1949 (General Series). The National Archives microfilm publication WO 100, 241 rolls. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.

William Whimpey in the UK, British Army Muster Books and Pay Lists, 1812-1817
Name:      William Whimpey
Start of Muster:      25 Sep 1815
End of Muster:      25 Dec 1815
Stationed or Muster Place:      On the Continent
Regiment or Unit:      32nd Regiment of Foot, 1st Battalion
Source Citation
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Muster Books and Pay Lists; Class: WO 12
Source Information
Ancestry.com. UK, British Army Muster Books and Pay Lists, 1812-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2015.
Original data: Commissary General of Musters Office and Successors: General Muster Books and Pay Lists. WO12. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England.

The baptismal records for his children show his abode (all were in Frome, Somerset, England)
1818 Keyford
1819 Butts
1822 Water Lane
1823 Butts
1827 Butts
1829 Whittox Lane
His occupation was listed on all these records as labourer.

The marriage certificate for his son Isaac in 1847, listed his occupation as miner.

William died at Asylum Frome, aged 81 years. He was a general labourer. He died from age.

Sources

[S2294] William Whimpey and Elizabeth Clements Ancestral File.
[S2299] William Wimpey IGI christening.
[S1991] Baptisms and Marriages at St John the Baptist Frome.
[S328] IGI (microfiche), William Whimpey; Microfiche (Reliability: 3).
[S3215] Family Group Sheet for William Whimpey and Elizabeth Clements, Eddington, LaRae. Supplied by compiler . 1979. (Reliability: 0).
[S3448] Peninsular Medal Roll 1793-1814, FindMyPast, ((http://www.findmypast.com.au/ : 2015)), accessed 21 Aug 2015), entry for William Whimpey. (Reliability: 3).
[S3449] Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900, Ancestry.com, ((http://home.ancestry.com.au/ : 2012)), accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for William Whimpey, b abt 1791; The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Class Number: WO 25; Class Title: 32 Foot; Piece Number: 366; Piece Title: 32 Foot. (Reliability: 3).
[S3450] UK, British Army Muster Books and Pay Lists, 1812-1817, Ancestry.com, ((http://home.ancestry.com.au/ : 2015)), accessed 22 Aug 2015), entry for William Whimpey, start of muster 25 Sep 1815; The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Muster Books and Pay Lists; Class: WO 12. (Reliability: 3).
[S1113] 1841 England Census, digital images, Wine St, Frome, Somerset, folio 41, page 3, William Whimpey; digital images, ancestry.com, ancestry.com.au?(http://www.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed 29 Jul 2009); citing PRO HO 107/942/11 (Reliability: 3).
[S2756] 1851 England Census, digital images, Fountain Lane, Frome, Somerset, folio 236, page 19, William Wimpey; digital images, Ancestry.com, ancestry.com.au?(http://www.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed 29 Jul 2009); citing PRO HO 107/1932 (Reliability: 3).
[S2086] Whimpey family history.
[S3102] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, FreeBMD, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), (http://www.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed 29 Jul 2009), entry for William Whimpey, volume 5c, page 389, Apr-May-Jun quarter 1870, Frome district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 3).
[S3166] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, General Register Office, UK, ((http://www.ancestry.com.au/)), (http://www.ancestry.com.au/ : accessed 17 Sep 2010), entry for William Whimpey, volume 5c, page 389, Apr-May-Jun quarter 1870, Frome district; citing the General Register Office's England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes (Reliability: 0).
[S3215] Family Group Sheet for William Whimpey and Elizabeth Clements, Eddington, LaRae. Supplied by compiler . 1979.
[S3271] Family group sheet Joseph Whimpey and Rebekah Dredge, Eddington, LaRae. Supplied by compiler.