William Wheeler (1878)

Born 21 Oct 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born in Cardiff, Wales in 1879. He married his wife, Minnie, on Boxing day, 1901 at cardiff Registry Office.

In 1915 he lived at 150 Pearl Street, Roath, Cardiff.

During WW1 he served in the British Army, 5th Super Battalion Welsh Regiment and also the 3rd Welsh Regiment. His regimental number was 39654. He first enlisted on October 21st, 1915. After suffering from Pneumonia in February 1915 he was discharged on August 15th 1916 as physically unfit for war service due to breathing problems. His certificate for discharge lists his Character as "Very good"

His army pension record in June 1916 states that he was 5 feet and 6 inches tall, with black hair and grey eyes.

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Census

1881

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-3P18 : 11 December 2017), William Wheeler in household of Joseph Wheeler, Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 20, Piece/Folio 5284/36, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,451.

• 1881 Wales Census (Class: RG11; Piece: 5284; Folio: 36; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1342271.)

1891

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4BPN-H6Z : 11 December 2017), William Wheeler in household of Joseph Wheeler, Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Glamorganshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• 1891 Wales Census (Class: RG12; Piece: 4386; Folio: 124; Page: 56; GSU Roll: 6099496.)

1901

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91R-QD3 : 8 April 2016), William Wheeler in household of Jesse Wheeler, Roath, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing East Cardiff subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• Ancestry.com. 1901 Wales Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. (Class: RG13; Piece: 4975; Folio: 72; Page: 10.)

1911

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW6X-Y61 : 3 August 2017), William Wheeler, Cardiff, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Military

• British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 (WO364; Piece: 4602.) Record for his time in the 5th Super Battlaion Welsh Regiment

• British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 (British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 )Record for his time in the 3rd Welsh Regiment