Isle of Wight
Family
Compiled August 2008
Not linked within the time-span of current research.
But data from Australia may help others seeking links!
12th August
I am ROBERT BENTLEIGH WHITER
born 18-4-1947 at BEGA N.S.W. Australia
My Grandfather Richard Bromby Whiter was born
at the Coastguard station East Cowes , Isle of Wight on 29th December 1884
(son of Arthur Parsons Whiter and Maria , nee Bromby) ,
In 1908 Richard married Mabel Annie Simmons
and together they came to Australia on the maiden voyage of the Ill fated
WARATAH a brand new ship of Lunds "Blue Anchor Line" .
With Mabel's help Richard became
a tourism Pioneer at Lakes Entrance (Vic) establishing the very first camping
park in Australia during 1927, "Whiters Lakes Entrance Park" still
exists today, but the family have moved on. now established at EDEN
N.S.W. Australia
17th August
Greetings Robert
Thank you for the information.
Have seen bits on the "Isle of Wight"
family on the BMD's etc
As far as I am aware there is no known link to
the "Bethnal Green/Shoreditch" families.
We seem to have 3 lines which start in the
1700's with only recorded births as a guide.One line is in the hands of the
"Australian Lady".
The New Zealand link has not been recovered
from IGI data although someone in NZ entered some data which does not totally
fit ours.
Following the mechanisation of "Silk
Weaving" the Whiters either kept "licenced premises" or made
furniture or became "hawkers".
Follow-up.
I am reminded that another section of our
forebears were Smith linked to White.
One section of which went to Australia.
Dorothy Houlden one of the descendants wrote a
book on their linkage.
( 10 The Strand,Bendigo 3550).
UK information was provided by my elder
brother,who also did the family "male" line.
Name "A True Sketch" Charles
and Emma White and their descendants 1853 to 1996
ISBN 0 646 30893 9
PUBLISHED 1997
18th August
Richard Bromby (listed as
I.Wight 2b 612 for Q1
1885)
Table of Births (have
yet to group into the various families)
1852 Q4 William
Elias Parsons Whiter Portsea
2b 391
1855 Q4a Una
Portsea
2b 309
1856 Q1 Henry William Whiter
Portsea 2b 380
1858 Q4 Margaret Ann
Portsea 2b 370
1861 Q1 Edward Charles Arthur
Portsea 2b 425
1863 Q1 George Joseph James
Portsea 2b
451
1865 Q1 Eleanor Sarah
Portsea 2b
447
1867 Q1 Alfred Parson
Wareham 5a 291
1867 Q4 Dick Wingrove
Portsea 2b 415
1868 Q3 Selina Tavernor
Wareham
5a 296
1870 Q2 Edwin Parsons
Wareham 5a
300
1876 Q3 Rose Bromby
Portsea 2b 492
1879 Q4 Ada Carry T
I.Wight 2b
614
1880 Q4 Florie May
I.Wight 2b
610
1883 Q1 Arthur Albert G
Whiter
I. Wight 2b 617
1886 Q1 Mary Elizabeth Whiter
I.Wight 2b
624
1887 Q2 Harold Alfred Whiter
I.Wight 2b 607
In 1908 Richard married Mabel Annie Simmons and together they
came to Australia on the maiden voyage of the Ill fated WARATAH a brand new ship
of Lunds "Blue Anchor Line"
With
Mabel's help Richard became a tourism Pioneer at Lakes Entrance (Vic)
establishing the very first camping park in Australia during 1927, "Whiters
Lakes Entrance Park" still exists today, but the family have moved on.
now established at EDEN N.S.W. Australia
1881 Census
|
Name:
|
Arthur
Parsons
Whiter
|
|
Age:
|
30
|
|
Estimated
Birth Year:
|
abt
1851
|
|
Relation:
|
Head
|
|
Spouse's
Name:
|
Annie
Maria
|
|
Gender:
|
Male
|
|
Where
born:
|
Ireland
|
|
|
|
|
Civil
Parish:
|
Ryde
|
|
County/Island:
|
Hampshire
|
|
Country:
|
England
|
|
|
|
|
Street
address:
|
Clay
Lane Coast Guard Station
|
|
Condition
as to marriage:
|
Married
|
|
Education:
Employment status:
|
View
Image
|
|
Occupation:
|
Coast
Guard (RN)
|
|
|
|
|
Registration
district:
|
Isle
Of Wight
|
|
Sub
registration district:
|
Ryde
|
|
ED,
institution, or vessel:
|
9
|
|
Neighbors:
|
View
others on page
|
|
Household
Members:
|
|
|
|
|
|
View
Original
Record
 View
original image
 View
blank
|
|
|
-
Death Table
|
Name:
|
Annie
M Whiter
|
|
Estimated
Birth Year:
|
abt
1852
|
|
Year
of Registration:
|
1925
|
|
Quarter
of Registration:
|
Jan-Feb-Mar
|
|
Age
at Death:
|
73
|
|
District:
|
Portsmouth
(1900 Onw)
|
|
County:
|
Hampshire
|
|
Volume:
|
2b
|
|
Page:
|
769
(click to see others on page)
|
Marriage Data
|
View
Record
|
Name
|
Year
of Registration
|
Quarter
of Registration
|
Spouse's
Surname
|
District
|
County
|
View
Image
|
|
View
Record
|
Annie
Maria Bromby
|
1873
|
Oct-Nov-Dec
|
|
Poole
(To 1958)
|
Dorset
|
|
|
View
Record
|
George
Buckley Conway
|
1873
|
Oct-Nov-Dec
|
|
Poole
(To 1958)
|
Dorset
|
|
|
View
Record
|
Agnes
Key
|
1873
|
Oct-Nov-Dec
|
|
Poole
(To 1958)
|
Dorset
|
|
|
View
Record
|
Arthur
Parsons Whiter
|
1873
|
Oct-Nov-Dec
|
|
Poole
(To 1958)
|
Dorset
|
|
|
Marriage
data
|
View
Record
|
George
Burnett
|
1899
|
Oct-Nov-Dec
|
|
Tadcaster
|
Yorkshire
- West Riding
|
|
|
View
Record
|
Rose
Bromby Whiter
|
1899
|
Oct-Nov-Dec
|
|
Tadcaster
|
Yorkshire
- West Riding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Another couple of bits.1891 census seems to
carry no data on them---perhaps he was changing light station.
Florrie May also finished up in Yorkshire as
a domestic.
19th August
Thanks for info.
An Arthur Whiter dated 1851 emigrated to Australia (destination
Melbourne) from Manchester at the age of 83,wondered if he was
linked.No second name of the emigration listing. (Emmanuel Street?)
cheers
19th August
Yes David, this was undoubtedly my Great
Grandfather, Arthur Parsons Whiter.
He came to Australia 3 times. I
have a copy of a newspaper clipping to this effect which I thought was
published in 1932 on the occasion of his 3rd and final trip (aboard the
triple screw steamer Euripides) and which stated that the old Gent first
came here to Australia 62 years previously.
This first voyage was aboard the HMVS
NELSON a warship which was being delivered to Victoria to
initiate a naval fleet.
I will try to scan the clipping
for you if you like?
I could also Mail you pictures
of Arthur Parsons, and his son Richard if these would assist you in
trying to put together the article that you kindly offered.
My Grandfather "Richard
Bromby" was a man of immense vigour and resourcefullness.In
retirement he loved to paint ships onto canvas,
often placing the cliffs of Dover in the background....ROB
Your List of family:
David, perhaps this may help you to group my
family
CHILDREN OF.... Arthur Parsons Whiter and
Annie Maria Bromby
Matilda Annie the eldest
....b 1875
Rose Bromby ...1876
Ada Carrie.........1879
Florence May ....1880
Arthur Albert George 1883
Richard Bromby..December.1884
Mary Elizabeth (Polly) 1886
Harold Alfred Bromby....1887
no dates for the following siblings yet
Helen Emily,
Gertrude Agnes Mabel,
Dorothea Grace,
William Raymond
Constance Elizabeth (peggy) went to
live in U.S.A.
Walter
What an effort ??? fertility was certainly not a
problem in this family
19th August 2008
Isle of Wight Whiter Family part 2
Tracing missing children
Helen Emily
not found
Gertrude Agnes Mabel married
1914 q1
at Tadcaster,Yorkshire
BrideGroom was John Simpson
Dorothea Grace 1901
Census RG13/4430 Partington,West
Riding,Yorkshire
address Partington Old Slay?
William Burnett
Head M 21
Ag Worker Barwick
Ada C T
wife M
21
Ryde I.O.W.
Annie M
daur 5mths
Ireland
Dorothea G
sister-in-law 9
Ireland
Married
couple 1899 in Tadcaster,West Riding,Yorks!
Rose
Bromby Whiter and George Burnett same
family?
William Raymond on
1936 Electoral rolls in
Echuca,Victoria
May have married in 1916 q3
Sheppey,England May
C Taylor
given as William R Whiter
Constance Elizabeth (Peggy) abt 1894 per emmigration note
No further data
from chargeable source.
Walter not found
Now for some pictures if available
19th August
Some wild goose chases pending,with children
born in Ireland---during the troubles
the Irish burnt down the
"Record Office"!
Data from Robert 24th August 2008
clipping from the Eden Magnet
______________________________________
Also
Richard
Bromby Whiter
Richard Bromby Whiter was born at Cowes, Isle of Wight on 29th December 1884 one of
fourteen children raised by ARTHUR
PARSONS WHITER and his wife Annie Maria (nee BROMBY).
At 10yrs
of age Richard was enrolled at the “Greenwich School” where he was given
a maritime education in a building still known as the “Queens Home”.
From here he entered the Royal Navy serving as a ships “Victualer”.
On 6th October 1908
Richard married MABEL ANNIE SIMMONS (born at Favesham KENT 1880) at Leeds
London and departed for Australia on 5th November 1908 aboard the
brand new ship “WARATAH” which had just been handed over to her owners
Lund's “Blue Anchor Line” a few weeks earlier.
Around
25th November Waratah arrived at Capetown taking on passengers
before continuing to Adelaide.
With
years at sea in stable well founded ships Richard developed a dislike for
the manner in which the Waratah behaved at sea, deciding to disembark when
the ship arrived at Melbourne late in December 1908 rather than continue to
their destination....Sydney.
Richard and Mabel settled in Williamstown at 54Douglas Parade for a
time and their first child Beryl was born on 25th October 1909 at
10 John St Williamstown.
In the ensuing years the Whiters moved to various parts of Victoria and
following the death of Richards mother, his father Arthur Parsons came from the U K to visit Richard in 1925
aboard “ORMUZ” and again in
1932 aboard the “Euripedes”.
Previously,
Arthur Parsons Whiter had sailed to Australia in 1868 aboard the H.M.V.S.
Nelson which was to become Victoria's first warship. Later he returned in
the Royal Navy's Corvette “Challenger” serving until 1895.
In
1914/15 aged 65 Arthur Parsons joined up in the Royal Navy again and was
posted as second in command of boom defences at Loch Swilley, Northern
Ireland.
Some data accumulated 18th August 2008 and
onwards
