Brian Whitehead MD (1888 - 1955)

Born 5 Dec 1888 in Salisbury registration district, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Winifred Florence (Dunphy) Whitehead — married about Sep 1915 in Dartford registration district, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 10 Feb 1955 at age 66 in Salisbury registration district, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Brian Whitehead MD was born in Wiltshire, England.

Brian Whitehead MD was awarded the British War Medal.

Brian Whitehead MD was awarded the Victory Medal.

Brian Whitehead was born on 5 December 1888, his birth being registered in the March quarter 1889 in Alderbury District, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom to Arthur Whitehead and Susannah Loder Cother ^{[1] [2]}. (See Research Notes below for discussion of Susannah's last name at birth.)

He was baptised on 5 January 1889 at St. Martin, Salisbury, Wiltshire^[3].

Brian's father Arthur was a Solicitor and the family lived comfortably at Rougemont, London Road, Milford, Alderbury, Wiltshire, England in 1891, having live-in servants ^[4].

In the UK Census of 1901, 12-year-old Brian was recorded as a Boarder at preparatory school at the Portmore School in Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom about 50 miles from Salisbury, along with his brother Arthur, who was a year older ^[5].

In the UK Census of 1911 he was a medical student at Malvern College, Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom^[6].

By 1914 he was serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps^[7]. His Territorial Force Attestation papers were signed on 10 August 1914. Regimental Number: 49

At the age of 26 he married 26 year old Winifred Florence Dunphy on 11 September 1915 at All Saints Church in the parish of Belvedere, in Dartford District, Kent, England, United Kingdom. ^{[8] [9]} after Banns. Brian was Lieutenant with the R.A.M.C.

They had the following children:

1. Antoinette Felicity Whitehead (b. 10 Jun 1917, d. 25 Oct 1979)^[10]
2. Phoebe Susannah Whitehead (b. 23 Aug 1919, d. 20 Jan 1992)^[11]
3. Brian Loder Whitehead (b. 29 Aug 1920, d. 1981)^[12]
4. Daphne Whitehead (b. 23 Dec 1923, d. 21 Mar 2012)^[13]
5. Michael Whitehead (b. 1925)^[14].

Brian served in the 1st World War, entering the Theatre of War in France on 21 November 1915 and attaining the rank of Major. He was entitled to the Victory Medal, the British War Medal and the 1914-15 Star.

In the 1939 England and Wales Register Brian (51) was living with his wife Winifred J Whitehead (50) and their two children Antoinette F Whitehead (22) and Brian L Whitehead (19) at Hamilton House, Downton, Salisbury and Wilton, Wiltshire, England. Also in the household were five other individuals (with two of those being closed records as at 28 April 2022)^[15].

Occupation: Medical Practitioner

Brian was living at Hamilton House, Downton when he died on 10 February 1955 at the age of 66^[16] . His Will was proved on 4 May 1955 at Winchester to Lloyds Bank Ltd and Brian Loder Whitehead, medical practitioner. Effects: £18983 17s. 5d.

Research Notes

• Military career: Brian was a doctor, serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I. Someone with knowledge of and access to British military records should check to see if Brian had a long career in the military, if he served also in World War II, and if he received any awards.

• Brian's ancestors are mostly very messed up on WikiTree. According to this branch of WikiTree, Brian's mother was Susannah Loder Whitehead and her father was Rev. Arthur Whitehead (1835-1889). Rev. Whitehead was actually the father of the Arthur Whitehead who was the father of our Brian. Brian's mother was actually Susannah Loder Cother.^[1][2] We also have an Albert Charles Attwood as the father of Brian's father instead of the Rev. Whitehead. About 20 members of this family group need to be reworked and one or two may need to be disconnected.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} UK Birth Record Index, Alderbury [district], Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, vol. 5a page 168, March quarter 1889. General Register Office, https://www.gro.gov.uk. Mother's maiden name: Cother.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVD2-B5N : 10 February 2018), Arthur Whitehead and Susannah Loder Cother, 18 Aug 1886; citing Saint Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,279,310.
   Transcription:
   Arthur Whitehead, Spouse's Name: Susannah Loder Cother, Event Date: 18 Aug 1886, Event Place: Saint Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSRG-TGS : 25 February 2022), Brian Whitehead, 1889.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4V4M-Q6Z : 10 December 2017), Arthur Whitehead, Milford, Wiltshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Wiltshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   Transcription:
   Arthur Whitehead, Head, Married, Male, 31, 1860, Solicitor, Kent, England; Susannah L Whitehead, Wife, Married, Female, 31, 1860, Wiltshire, England; Arthur Whitehead, Son, Male, 3, 1888, Wiltshire, England; Brian Whitehead, Son, Male, 2, 1889, Wiltshire, England; Rebecca J Wright, Servant, Single, Female, 34, 1857, Nurse Domestic, Essex, England; Annie H Kilford, Servant, Single, Female, 21, 1870, Cook Domestic, Wiltshire, England; Edith Milter, Servant, Single, Female, 25, 1866, Parlourmaid Domestic, Wiltshire, England; Annie E Gowers, Servant, Single, Female, 24, 1867, Housemaid Domestic, Suffolk, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSW1-2JK : 8 April 2016), Bryan Whitehead in household of John Richard Morgan, Buxtons Lane, Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Weymouth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   Transcription:
   Arthur Whitehead, Boarder, Male, 13, Salisbury, Wiltshire; Bryan Whitehead, Boarder, Male, 12, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7B9-J7D : 2 August 2017), Brian Whitehead, Great Malvern, The College Malvern, Worcestershire, England; 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.
   Transcription:
   Brian Whitehead, male, 22, single, medical student, visitor, birth: 1889 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
7. ↑ "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBL-QLSC : 16 March 2018), Brian Whitehead, 1914; citing, Royal Army Medical Corps, regiment #1GH/149, publication WO 363, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,273,457.
   Transcription:
   Brian Whitehead, Age: 25, Birth year: 1889, Service number: 1GH/149, Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps, Year: 1914, Series: WO 363.
8. ↑ UK Marriage Record Index, Dartford [district], Kent, England, United Kingdom, vol. 2a page 1727, September quarter 1915. https://www.FreeBMD.org.uk. Brian Whitehead.
9. ↑ UK Marriage Record Index, Dartford [district], Kent, England, United Kingdom, vol. 2a page 1727, September quarter 1915. https://www.FreeBMD.org.uk. Winifred F. Dunphy.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FBM-1BM : 1 October 2014), Antoinette F Whitehead, 1917; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
    Transcription:
    Antoinette F Whitehead, Event Type: Birth Registration, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration Year: 1917, Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Mother's Maiden Name: Dunphy, Volume: 5A, Page: 226.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F1H-HHS : 1 October 2014), Phoebe S Whitehead, 1919; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
    Transcription:
    Phoebe S Whitehead, Event Type: Birth Registration, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration Year: 1919, Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Mother's Maiden Name: Dunphy, Volume: 5A, Page: 253.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N93-VLC : 1 October 2014), Brian L Whitehead, 1920; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
    Transcription:
    Brian L Whitehead, Event Type: Birth Registration, Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep, Registration Year: 1920, Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Mother's Maiden Name: Dunphy, Volume: 5A, Page: 310
13. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV36-MQV5 : 2 October 2014), Daphne Whitehead, 1924; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
    Transcription:
    Daphne Whitehead, Event Type: Birth Registration, Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar, Registration Year: 1924, Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Mother's Maiden Name: Dunphy, Volume: 5A, Page: 253.
14. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3F-HWGN : 2 October 2014), Michael Whitehead, 1925; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
    Transcription:
    Michael Whitehead, Event Type: Birth Registration, Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun, Registration Year: 1925, Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; Mother's Maiden Name: Dunphy, Volume: 5A, Page: 248.
15. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/7169e. Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.
16. ↑ UK Death Record Index, Salisbury [district], Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, vol. 7c page 652, March quarter 1955.] General Register Office, https://www.gro.gov.uk. Brian Whitehead.

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