18 Aug 2023
Wife: Lucy Sewell
Born: 1891 in Caldecote, Cambridgeshire 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1901 in Bourn, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Census: 1911 in Tadlow, Cambridgeshire (see note 3) Resided: 1912 - 1919 at 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 3 Died: 29 May 1919 Buried: 2 Jun 1919 in Trumpington (see note 4) Father: William Sewell (1866 - ) Mother: Mary Ann Edwards (1866 - )
Husband: Alfred James Whittamore Married: 1909 in Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 5)
Born: 6 Apr 1878 in Tadlow, Cambridgeshire 1,4 (see note 6) Census: 1881 in Tadlow, Cambridgeshire (see note 7) Resided: 1908 in Trumpington 5 Occupation: 1908 - 1939 Postman 3,4,3,5 Resided: 1910 - 1925 at 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 3,6,7 Census: 1911 in Tadlow, Cambridgeshire (see note 8) Military: 1914 - 29 Mar 1918 Sergeant Suffolk Regiment 8,9 Census: 1921 at 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 9) Occupation: 1921 Rural Postman, Trumpington Resided: 1939 in Hauxton, Cambridgeshire Died: 1965 in Cambridge 10 (see note 10) Father: Thomas Whittamore (1833 - ) Mother: Eliza Whittamore (1845 - ) Other spouse 2 Media link: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4723340 Media desc: Lives of the First World War
M Child 1: Henry James Whittamore Born: 16 Oct 1910 in Trumpington 4,1 (see note 11) Census: 1911 in Tadlow, Cambridgeshire (see note 12) Resided: 1939 in Sutton, Cambridgeshire 4 Occupation: 1939 Motor Transport Driver 4 Died: 2001 in Cambridge 10 (see note 13) Wife: Florence Elizabeth Challenger b. 2 Feb 1912 d. 1992 Married: 1938 in Cambridge 1 (see note 14)
M Child 2: William Ronald Whittamore Born: 1912 Christened: 6 Oct 1912 in Trumpington (see note 15) Died: 1920 Buried: 1 Mar 1920 in Trumpington (see note 16)
F Child 3: Millicent Thorah Whittamore Born: 14 Aug 1914 in Trumpington 1,4 (see note 17) Christened: 4 Oct 1914 in Trumpington (see note 18) Resided: 1939 in Norfolk 4 Died: 2001 in County Durham 10 (see note 19) Husband: James Edward Wilson b. 3 Apr 1906 d. 1988 Married: 1938 in Cambridge 1 (see note 20)
M Child 4: Percy Charles Whittamore Born: ABT 1917 Christened: 5 Aug 1917 in Trumpington (see note 21) Died: 23 May 1919 Buried: 26 May 1919 in Trumpington (see note 22)
F Child 5: May Whittamore Born: 29 May 1919 Christened: 29 May 1919 in Trumpington (see note 23) Died: 29 May 1919 Buried: 2 Jun 1919 in Trumpington (see note 24)
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) GRO index. (3) Baptism records of children. (4) 1939 Register. (5) British Postal Service Appointment Books on ancestry. (6) Electoral Register. (7) Service record. (8) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall. (9) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (10) Index on ancestry.co.uk.
Event Notes Note (1) Mar 1891 Caxton 3b 453 mothers surname Edwards Note (2) Age 10, born Bourn, with family Note (3) Age 20, born Caldecote, with husband Alfred James Whittamore and son Note (4) Jun 2 WHITTAMORE Lucy of 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 28 died May 29, Ascension Day Note (5) Dec 1909 Caxton 3b 999 Note (6) Jun 1878 Caxton 3b 490 indexed as Whitamore Note (7) Age 3, born Tadlow, with family Note (8) Age 32, born Hadley Gate, Tadlow. Postman, with wife Lucy and son Henry, also his mother, stepfather and siblings Note (9) Age 43, born Tadlow, widower. Rural Postman, Trumpington, with future wife Rose Annie Sadler Note (10) Sep 1965 Cambridge 4a 205 age 87 Note (11) Dec 1910 Chesterton 3b 374 Note (12) Age 5 months, born Trumpington, with parents and grandparents Note (13) Apr 2001 Cambridge born 16 Oct 1910 Note (14) Jun 1938 Cambridge 3b 1441 Note (15) Oct 6 WHITTAMORE William Ronald of Alfred James & Lucy of 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington postman Note (16) Mar 1 WHITTAMORE William Ronald otp 7 killed by a motor car Feb 26, by coroners order Note (17) Sep 1914 Chesterton 3b 778 mothers surname Sewell Note (18) Oct 4 WHITTAMORE Millicent Thorah of Alfred James & Lucy of 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington postman Note (19) Aug 2001 Darlington born 14 Aug 1914 Note (20) Jun 1938 Cambridge 3b 1383 Note (21) Aug 5 WHITTAMORE Percy Charles of Alfred James & Lucy of 57 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington Sergt. Suffolk Regt died 23 August (sic) 1919 Note (22) May 26 WHITTAMORE Percy Charles of 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington [[22 months]] 2 died of scarlet fever May 23 Note (23) May 29 WHITTAMORE May of Alfred James & Lucy of 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington postman born 29 May privately baptised (Ascention Day) Note (24) Jun 2 WHITTAMORE May of 51 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 16 hrs died May 29 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index