Isaac Whimpey
1827 - 1912 (85 years)
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Name Isaac Whimpey Born 6 Jun 1827 Frome, Somerset, England 
[1, 2, 3] Christened 30 Jun 1827 Frome, Somerset, England [4] Gender Male Census 1841 Wine Street, Frome, Somerset, England [5] Census 1851 Twyn Blaennant, Llanelly, Brecon, Wales [6] Coal Miner Census 1861 Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales [6] Departure 30 Apr 1866 Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Ship: John Bright Arrival 6 Jun 1866 New York City, New York, New York, United States [6] Ship: John Bright Census 1870 Salem, Columbiana, Ohio, United States [6] Mining Boss Census 1880 Tuscarawas, Stark, Ohio, United States [6] Coal Miner Died 9 Aug 1912 Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States [1, 2, 7] Buried 12 Aug 1912 Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States [1, 8, 9] - 18 9 5
Person ID I12 Lois Willis Last Modified 24 Jul 2017
Father William Whimpey, b. 5 May 1789, Frome, Somerset, England , d. 27 May 1870, Asylum, Frome, Somerset, England (Age 81 years) Mother Elizabeth Clement, b. Abt 1792, d. 28 Mar 1860, Bridge Barton, Frome, Somerset, England (Age ~ 68 years) Married 14 Jul 1817 Frome, Somerset, England [2] Family ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Eliza Williams, b. 1828, Wales , d. Yes, date unknown Last Modified 21 Jan 2010 Family ID F49 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Lewis, b. 20 Jan 1830, Cwmdu, Breconshire, Wales , d. 26 Jun 1869, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States (Age 39 years) Married 5 Jul 1847 Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales [2, 10] - Isaac was a bachelor of full age, profession miner, residence Twyn Blaennant. His father was William Whimpey, miner.
Mary was a spinster of full age, residence Pwll Cwn. Her father was Thomas Lewis, plasterer.
They were married by John Evans. The witnesses were Henry Williams and Geo Howells.
Children + 1. Isaac Lewis Whimpey, b. 30 Jan 1849, Jones's Row, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 11 Nov 1914, 1007 Ea 9Th So, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 65 years)+ 2. John Whimpey, b. 14 Jan 1852, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 3 Aug 1880 (Age 28 years)+ 3. William Henry Whimpey, b. 17 Apr 1854, Troedyrhiw, Glamorgan, Wales , d. 1 Dec 1909 (Age 55 years)+ 4. Mary Jane Whimpey, b. 1 Sep 1856, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 3 Feb 1929, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States (Age 72 years)+ 5. Lewis Whimpey, b. 12 Oct 1858, Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 6 Jul 1946, Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States (Age 87 years)+ 6. Ruth Whimpey, b. 10 Aug 1860, Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales , d. 15 Aug 1919, Helper, Carbon, Utah, United States (Age 59 years)+ 7. Rachel Whimpey, b. 14 Mar 1863, Glamorgan, Wales , d. 2 Feb 1926, 256 West 7Th South, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 62 years)+ 8. Lemuel Whimpey, b. 3 Jan 1866, Aberbargoed, Breconshire, Wales , d. 26 Aug 1939, Lehi Hospital, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 73 years)9. Jesse Whimpey, b. 8 Jun 1869, Salem Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Aug 1869, Stark, Ohio, United States (Age 0 years)10. Henry Whimpey, b. 8 Jun 1869, Salem Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States , d. 29 Aug 1869, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, United States (Age 0 years)Last Modified 26 Jul 2015 Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Elizabeth Callaway, b. 8 Jul 1832, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England , d. 22 Sep 1902 (Age 70 years) Married 14 Dec 1870 Near, Mineral Point, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States [2] Children 1. Joseph Whimpey, b. 22 Oct 1871, Mineral Point, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States , d. 11 Nov 1945, North Lehi, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 74 years)+ 2. Magdalene Whimpey, b. 2 Sep 1874, Stone Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States , d. 27 Apr 1967, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States (Age 92 years)+ 3. Elizabeth Ann Whimpey, b. 2 Mar 1877, Stone Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States , d. 3 May 1964, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States (Age 87 years)Last Modified 2 Mar 2010 Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 6 Jun 1827 - Frome, Somerset, England 
Christened - 30 Jun 1827 - Frome, Somerset, England 
Census - 1841 - Wine Street, Frome, Somerset, England 
Married - 5 Jul 1847 - Llanelly, Breconshire, Wales 
Census - 1861 - Bedwas, Monmouthshire, Wales 
Departure - Ship: John Bright - 30 Apr 1866 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England 
Arrival - Ship: John Bright - 6 Jun 1866 - New York City, New York, New York, United States 
Married - 14 Dec 1870 - Near, Mineral Point, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States 
Died - 9 Aug 1912 - Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States 
Buried - 12 Aug 1912 - Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Isaac and William Whimpey
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Notes - Isaac grew up in Frome, and as he was a good pen man, he must have had a fair schooling.
The 1841 England Census shows Isaac was in the household of William Whimpey at Wine Street, Frome, Somerset. He was age 15, occupation woollen factory, born in Somerset.
Between 1841 and 1847 Isaac left Frome to work in the coal mines in Wales, and he met his future wife in Wales. At the time of his marriage to Mary on 5 July 1847 he was living at Twyn Blaenant and he was a miner.
He was baptised into the Latter Day Saint Church in 1849 in Puthcome Wales, by Elder John Morgan, and took an active part in the church in Wales, and in the other places he lived.
At the time of his son Isaac's birth in 1849 he was a miner.
The 1851 Wales Census shows Isaac Whimpey was at Llanelly, Breconshire. He was the head of the household, born about 1828 in Frome, Somerset, England. Also in the household was his wife Mary Whimpey b abt 1830, son Isaac b abt 1849, brother William b abt 1830 and visitor William Watkins b abt 1835.
The 1861 Wales Census shows Isaac was at Bedwas, Monmouthshire. He was the head of the household, born about 1828 in Frome, Somerest, England. Also in the household was his wife Mary b abt 1831, son Isaac b abt 1849, son John b abt 1852, son William b abt 1854, daughter Mary b abt 1857, son Lewis b abt 1859, daughter Ruth b abt 1860.
Isaac Wimpy arrived in New York 6 Jun 1866. He had sailed from Liverpool England on 30 May 1866 on the "John Bright". He was age 39, male, collier. The rest of the family went to the US on the "Siberia".
The 1870 US Census shows Isaac was at Salem, Columbiana, Ohio. He was age 40, male, occupation mining boss, birthplace England. Also in the household was Eliza age 42, Isaac age 20, John age 17, William age 15, Mary age 14, Lewis age 11, Ruth age 10, Rachel 8 and Lemuel age 4.
The 1880 US Census shows Isaac was at Tuscarawas, Stark, Ohio. He was the head of the household, married, male, white, age 53, birthplace England, occupation coal miner, father's birthplace England, mother's birthplace England. Also in the household was his wife Elizabeth age 48, daughter Rachael age 17, son Samael age 14, son Jessie age 11, son Joseph age 8, daughter Maggie age 5, daughter Elizabeth age 3.
At the time of his death he was widowed. He was a farmer. His parents were William Whimpey, birthplace England, and Elizabeth Clement, birthplace England. The informant was Joe Whimpey, Lehi. He died from general debility. The undertaker was Anderson Bros, Lehi, Utah.
- Isaac grew up in Frome, and as he was a good pen man, he must have had a fair schooling.
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Sources - [S388] Isaac Whimpey 1912 death certificate.
- [S3215] Family Group Sheet for William Whimpey and Elizabeth Clements, Eddington, LaRae. Supplied by compiler . 1979.
- [S3233] History of Isaac Whimpey, Eddington, Lela, Isaac Whimpey (Reliability: 0).
- [S1991] Baptisms and Marriages at St John the Baptist Frome, No 1921 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1113] 1841 England Census, digital images, Wine St, Frome, Somerset, folio 41, page 3, Isaac Whimpey (household of 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).
- [S3426] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 6 Apr 2017), entry for Isaac Whimpey, person ID KWJH-JZ8. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2026] Utah Death Index, 1905-1951, State File number 1912002589 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2021] Utah Cemetery Inventory.
- [S918] Lehi Cemetery list.
- [S3234] Crickhowell Marriage Certificate, Wales. Superintendent Registrar from the District of Crickhowell., marriage certificate for Isaac Whimpey and Mary Lewis, married 5 July 1847; Crickhowell registration district (Reliability: 0).
- [S388] Isaac Whimpey 1912 death certificate.