Birth registered at Hartley Wintney 2c 176
Soldier in the 1st Battalion of the 24th Regiment of Foot. Private Henry Wetherhead (489) 1st Bn., 24th Foot Attested on 28/7/59, aged 19 years. Re-engaged at Malta on 10/12/67. Effects claimed by next of kin. Medal & clasp '1879'. Above extracted from "The Silver Wreath" - Norman Holme 1979 (Samson Books) Noted as 'A book about the 24th regiment. Lists those killed at Isandhlwana together with accounts by survivors. Also accounts/letters from Rorkes Drift and a letter to Queen Victoria, with drawings, describing the defence. This was done by Chard, who commanded the garrison at the time. There are also biographies of everyone connected with both battles. Maybe a bit of an anoraks book but it is one of my favourites - and rare to get hold of.' Other information. Notes from Fact Sheet B1 of the South Wales Borderers Museum reagrding Regimental locations between 1859 and 1879. 1858 - 22 March 1861 India, various stations 22 March 1861 - 27 July 1861 At sea 27 July 1861 - 22 May 1862 New Barracks,Gosport, Hampshire 22 May 1862 - September 1862 Anglesea Barracks, Portsea, Hampshire September 1862 - April 1864 North Camp, Aldershot 28 April 1864 - 29 March 1865 Shorncliffe, Dover 31 March 1865 - 3 August 1865 Curragh Camp, Ireland 5 August 1865 - 22 February 1866 Beggers Bush, Dublin, Ireland 22 February 1866 - 8 August 1866 Curragh, Ireland (New Colours: 21 June 1866) 16 August 1866 - 30 September 1866 Belfast and Londonderry 13 October 1866 - 29 February 1868 Fort Verdala, Malta 1 March1868 - 23 September 1869 Floriana Barracks, Malta 23 September 1869 - 29 February 1872 Fort Ricasoli, Malta (Coys at Zabbas Gate & Salvatore) 5 March 1872 - 28 November 1874 Gibraltar 2 January 1875 - 1877 South Africa, various locations: Cape Town, Wynberg, Simon's Town, Griqualand, King William's Town, East London, Kir Town, Transkei, Transvaal (detachment in St. Helena August 1876 to August 1877) 1877 - 1879 Kaffir and Zulu War Probability that Henry met Mary Ann whilst he was stationed at North Camp, which is adjacent to her home in Farnborough, between September 1862 and April 1864. He was then posted to Shornecliff in Kent, whence it appears that she followed him, possibly because she was expecting their first child Martha Matilda, and they were married in December that year. Martha's birth was registered in the 1st quarter the following year.
Birth registered as Wetherhead, so possibly not one of Henry&Mary Ann's children. Possibly died in Malta between 1870-1872 as death registration of Harry Weatherhead in Malta, page 265. No trace of him in either 1881 or 1901 censuses (15 and 35 years old resp), however could possibly have joined the Army at 14.
Death Harley Wintney 2c 143
1881 Census RG11 Piece 167 Folio 37 Page 11
Birth Hartley Wintney 1901-1 2c 189
In 1881 Thomas was living at 22 Samford Street, London, Middlesex (it's in Marylebone) with his grandson Thomas b. Abt 1867 in Paddington.
Assumed to be the father for Thomas Weatherhead who was living with his grandfather Thomas in the 1881 census. Niece Jane was living with him 1861 census
No proof that Thomas is the son of Thomas snr, meerly conjecture as Thomas jnr was staying with Grandfather Thomas in the 1881 census. Cannot find him in any of the others.
Brother of Ronald 'Curley' West, married to Constance Marley.
Brother of Herbert West (husband of Thelma Marley) known as 'Curley', died aged 39 after falling from a ladder.
John was born West and renamed West Letford after the death of his father, to save confusion at school.
Possibly born in White Hotley, Essex. 1881 census has only two male Wickfields. One aged 14 the other 59. The 59 year old, George Wickfield was born in White Hotley, Essex and was living at 70 New Marlborough Road, Camberwell. Right age, right location. Noted as Mary Wigfield in the marraige index.
1881 Census RG11 623/30 p53 5 Hamilton Road, Lambeth, Surrey Living with sons George, and Tico (Frederick!) Noted as being called CLARENCE 1901 Census RG13 429/105 p1 209 Railton Road, Herne Hill,Surrey Living with sons Alfred and Frederick together with grand daughter Rose Nicholls
According to mother, Uncle Ted was a Baptist preacher.