Isaac Barron Wheelock (1844 - 1915)

Born Aug 1844 in Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (Morgan) Wheelock — married 28 May 1871 in Upper Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Died 6 Nov 1915 at age 71 in Canna, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Isaac was born in 1844^[1]. He was the son of John Wheelock and Elizabeth Barron.

He employed a Ticket of Leave labourer in 1868.^[2]

Isaac married Ellen Tallboys (widow - nee Morgan) on 28 May 1871 at Upper Greenough.^[3]

Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Friday 19 November 1915, page 19
The death occurred a few days ago at Canna, near Mullewa, of Isaac Barron Wheelock, aged 75, a very old identity of the district. Deceased was camped out with his son, and on the morning of the 6th, after partaking of a breakfast of fried potatoes and onions, both complained of feeling ill, whilst a dog who ate the remnants which were thrown away was also affected. The old man rapidly became worse, and though the son gave him an emetic it had no effect, and he died shortly afterwards. It is thought that the pot in which the potatoes and onions were fried had been contaminated, as the tin in which it was kept had, it is believed, been previously used for some poison. As there were no suspicious circumstances attached to the case, it was decided that an inquest was not necessary.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages registration number 476/1844
2. ↑ The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
3. ↑ WA Marriage Index 1871/3274 (Isaac's surname was registered as Willock and his wife's surname as Talboy)
4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37600160

• Death: Western Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages registration number 48/1915, Geraldton Registration Death notice, District and West Australian Newspaper, 15 Nov 1915, page 9