Family of Jack Campin WHEELER and Amelia Elizabeth LAMMAS

Husband:
Jack Campin WHEELER (1900-1962)
Wife:
Amelia Elizabeth LAMMAS (1898- )
Marriage:
9 Oct 1933
Tasburgh¹
gives Jack with occupation of R.N.

Husband: Jack Campin WHEELER

Name:
Jack Campin WHEELER
Sex:
Male
Father:
Edgar WHEELER (1863-1945)
Mother:
Laura MATTHEWS (1871-c. 1953)
Birth:
24 Aug 1900
Ipswich, Suffolk^2,3
Baptism:
14 Oct 1900 (age 0)
Ipswich, Suffolk²
Census:
1901 (age 0-1)
Ipswich, Suffolk⁴
Address: 59 Belle Vue Road, Ipswich, Suffolk

infant, living with parents Edgar (37, draper's assistant) and Laura (29), and servant Maud F CUTTING (16, general servant)
Census:
1911 (age 10-11)
Lowestoft, Suffolk⁵
Address: 77 Bevan St., Lowestoft

10, scholar, living with parents Edgar (47, draper) and Laura (38), brothers Jack Harry Edgar (1) and Leslie Monteith (infant), and visitors Louisa MARSHMAN (widow, 35, school teacher) and Gladys Augusta MARSHMAN (10, scholar)
Death:
31 Aug 1962 (age 62)
Rochester, Kent⁶
Address: 59 City Way, Rochester, Kent
Probate:
24 Oct 1962
Birmingham, Staffordshire⁶
WHEELER Jack Campin of 59 City Way Rochester Kent died 31 August 1962 Administration Birmingham 24 October to Amelia Elizabeth Wheeler widow. Effects £3668 18s.

Wife: Amelia Elizabeth LAMMAS

Name:
Amelia Elizabeth LAMMAS
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
20 Jan 1898
1939 Register:
1939 (age 40-41)
Tasburgh⁷
Address: General Stores, Tasburgh

unpaid domestic duties, b.20.01.1898, living with father Abraham, married but husband, Jack, not listed as he was in the navy

Note on Husband: Jack Campin WHEELER

Royal Navy, service number M22030, documents show Engine Room Artificer and Chief Engine Room Artificer. His first known service started on 24 Aug 1918 assigned to training ship H.M.S. Indus as a boy artificer, initially signing on for 12 years. He must have signed on for further service as he retired from service on 23 Aug 1940. Jack served on several ships during his service including H.M.S. Dunedin, H.M.S. Pembroke and H.M.S. Repulse. His last ship being the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Shropshire. His awards included British War Medal (WW1) and "RN Long Service and Good conduct Medal" in 1933. One record shows Jack being awarded the British Empire Medal according to the London Gazette, 35399, 1 Jan 1942.⁸

Sources

1.: Parish register - marriage. Tasburgh. Cit. Date: 9 October 1933.

2.: Parish register - baptism. Ipswich, Suffolk. Cit. Date: 14 October 1900.

3.: Civil Registration - birth. 1900 Q3 Ipswich Suffolk 4A 999. Cit. Date: Q3 1900.

4.: 1901 Census. RG13 1781 23 37. Cit. Date: 1901.

5.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11048 RD218 SD2 ED13 SN329. Cit. Date: 1911.

6.: National Probate Calendar. 1962 Page 371. Cit. Date: 24 October 1962.

7.: 1939 Registration. RG101/6541B/014/3 : TRDT. Cit. Date: 1939.

8.: Service record. Forces War Records.