Grace Bertha (Pilkington) Wheatley (1896 - 1967)

Born Mar 1896 in Woolwich, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 1967 at about age 70 in Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Grace (Pilkington) Wheatley was born in Woolwich, Kent, England.

Grace (Pilkington) Wheatley migrated from England to Canada.

In 1906 the family emigrated to Canada, originally making for Cypress River, Manitoba, but moving to Saskatchewan where they set up a homestead - see images. William was recorded on the travel documents as a corn dealer, and Florence as a dressmaker.

Name: F A Pilkington

Gender: Female

Age: 16

Birth Year: abt 1890

Date of Arrival: 6 Jul 1906

Vessel: Tunisian

Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

William J. and Matilda, with Florence and Grace, migrated to Canada in 1905 along with Bertram Parker. The 1906 census has Bertrand (Bertram?) Parker and Florence Pilkington working as a hired man and servant at the household of Robert McMillan in the Souris District, subdistrict 19 of Manitoba. There are no records of the rest of the family members for this census. William entered a Homestead Patent for the NE quarter of Section 20, Township 36, Range 15, West of the 2nd Meridian (northeast of Quill Lake, Saskatchewan) January 4, 1907. On February 14, 1910 he submitted a request for title of the land. The submission was supported by the following improvements to the land and residence requirements in the intervening years:

A house of log and lumber 16x24 feet (value $250) was built in Mar 1907 and was occupied the following month by himself, his wife, Matilda and their two daughters, Florence and Grace. Five acres were broken and three were cropped. The livestock consisted of two horses and a ½ share in six cattle. They lived on the farm from Mar 28, 1907 through to June 2 1908.

In 1908 a further five acres were broken and 10 acres were cropped. They now had three horses and ½ share in 10 cattle. They stayed on the farm from Oct 21 to May 1, 1909. In the following year seven acres were cleared and all 17 acres were cropped. They still had three horses but 14 cattle, the latter likely shared with Bertram Parker their future son in law. When the family was not residing on the farm they were visiting Carman, Manitoba. In addition to the above, it appears a second house was present and there was also a 20x30 stable. This could have been constructed by the previous homesteader who decided to “pull up stakes” because the land had too many sloughs on it. There were also 10 fenced acres (value $25) and four wells on the property (value $200). And at the time of the submission William owed money on some seed grain for the following crop year. William received title to the land on June 2, 1910. He was then 41 years old. In the 1911 Canadian census for the Humboldt District Townships, the Pilkington family is registered together as visit #56 by the enumerator and Bertram Parker is registered as visit #55. Arthur Wheatley is registered as #58 living with his younger sister Maud E. Wheatley

with thanks to Dale Parker for the above history

1911 Name: Florence A Pilkington

Gender: Female

Marital Status: Single

Age: 21

Birth Date: Jul 1889

Birth Place: England

Relation to Head of House: Daughter

Father's name: William Pilkington

Immigration Year: 1904

Race or Tribe: English

Province: Saskatchewan

District: Humboldt

District Number: 209

Sub-district: 31

Sub-District Number: 31

Household Members:

Name Age

William Pilkington 42

Matilda H Pilkington 44

Florence A Pilkington 21

Grace B Pilkington 15

1921 Name: Grace Wheatley

Gender: Female

Marital Status: Widowed

Age: 24

Birth Year: abt 1897

Birth Place: England

Relation to Head of House: Head

Father Birth Place: England

Mother Birth Place: England

Year of Immigration: 1906

Racial or Tribal Origin: English

Province or Territory: Saskatchewan

District: Humboldt

District Number: 216

Sub-District Number: 23

City, Town or Village: Lake View Municipality

Section Number: 38

Township Number: 36

Range Number: 15

Meridian Number: 2

Municipality: Lake View

Occupation: Housewife

Income: 1200

Household Members:

Name Age

Grace Wheatley 24

Grace Wheatley 7

Joyce Wheatley 4

Sources

• Birth PILKINGTON, GRACE BERTHA (mother BROWN ) GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1307

• Death Name: Grace B. Wheatley Birth Date: 1895 Death Date: 1967 Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Portage la Prairie, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Has Bio?: N