It doesn't seem that Campbell Smoothey WAKELING is directly in Doug's tree - I guess the hope was he was the son of William b abt 1862. But his mother is not Elizabeth SMOOTHEY - it was Emily STEPHENS. It seems his SMOOTHEY bit came down from his father. There are actually a number of WAKELING's with that middle name. Another was a Kemble born in Essex.... his father was a George. I can see Census, for them Doug, if you don't already have it or are interested, please call out !!
Campbell: I think his father William was born abt 1855 Ongar Essex, the son a Zacariah or Yachariah WAKELING.
WW1 Attesttation Papers - Canada
Campbell S WAKELING, Bricklayer, unmarried
Age 24 years and 5 months, b 2 Mar 1891, Plumstead Kent
At time of Enlistment is already in Active Militia: 7th Fusiliers, 10 mths
Description:
Height: 5' 3 &qtr ", Fair hair & complesion, Gray eyes, Religion: Baptist
NOK: Father William WAKELING of 26 Campbell St London Ontario
Attested: 20 Aug 1915, London Ontario
BIRTH: Campbell Smoothy WAKELING - Jun Qtr 1891, Woolwich RD.
1901: Corringham, Ossett, Essex
Ref: RG13 / P / 1662 / F 90 / P 18
Address: Gables Hall,
Head: William WAKELING 46, Bricklayer, b Ongar Essex
Wife: Emily 42, b Woolwich Kent, London
Son: Arthur 18, unm, Bricklayer, b Silvertown London
Dau: Rosetta 12, b East Plumstead Kent
Son: Ernest 11, b East Plumstead Kent
Son: Campbell 10, b East Plumstead Kent
Dau: Grace 7, b Romford Essex
Son: William 6, b Ossett Essex
Dau: Maud 4, b Ossett Essex
Dau: Elsie 2, b Ossett Essex
1891: East Plumstead, Woolwich, London
Ref:RG12 / P 539 / F 78 / Pg40
Address: Sidney Cottage
Head: William WAKELING 36, Bricklayer, b Ongar, Essex
Wife: Emily 31, b Greenwich Kent
Son: Sydney 11, Scholar, b Plumstead Kent
Son: Arthur 8, Scholar, b Silvertown Essex
Son: Harry 7, Scholar, b Totham Essex
Son: Frederick 6, Scholar, b Totham Essex
Dau: Emily 4, b Westeral?? Park --, Kent
Dau: Rosetta 2, b Plumstead Kent
Son: Ernest 1, b Plumstead Kent
Son: Campbell 1 months, b Plumstead Kent
1881: Greenwich East , London
Ref: RG11 /P 727 / F 17 / Pg 27
Address: 28 Glenister Road
Head: William WAKELING 24, Bricklayer, b Witham Essex
Wife: Emily 21, b Greenwich Kent
Visitor: Emma WAKELING 22, unm, Servant, b Witham Essex
Son: William WAKELING 1, b Witham Essex
Lodger: George WAKELING 20, unm, Brick's Labourer, b Braintree Essex
MARRIAGE: Sep Qtr 1879 Greenwich RD
William S---othy WAKELING and Emily STEPHENS
3 ot their children at least in Canada name their parents as WIlliam WAKLEING and Emily STEPHENS/STEVENS:
Son: Arthur married Canada 1907
Daughter: Elsie married in Canada in 1919
Daughter: Emily married Canada 1908 -
DEATH: in London City, Middlesex County , Ontario, Canada:
Ref: 810 - Registered
Death: 11 Oct 1921 at 838 York Street (residence)
William WAKELING age 65 years, born Jul 14 (year blank), England, married
Occupation: Building Contractor
Cause of Death (primary) Pulmonary Tuberculosis 3 years,
Cause of Death (contributory) Influenza and Cardiac Failure 5 days
Length of time at Place of death : 1 year
Legnth of time in Ontario: 14 Years
Length of time in Canada (blank)
Name & POB of Father: William S WAKELING, b England
Name & POB of Mother: Blank
Informant: Ernest WAKELING, son, of York Street
Deceased is buried at Woodland Cemetery 14 Oct 1921
Undertaker: W HARRISON, London Ontario.
I think this death cert incorrectly lists William's father as William S - I think that could be his own name! His 1879 marriage cert would sort that one out if you wanted to. His son Ernest is the death informant, and did not know his grandmother's name, so perhaps he got the grandfather's wrong too!
Outside looking in and assuming you did not already know of them, I think there is a good chance these WAKELINGS are connected to you - and the SMOOTHEY and WAKELINGS are probably connected in other ways besides the marriage of your Walter & Elizabeth. It may be a case of Siblings marrying Siblings of another family, or cousin marriages. Incidentally, some of the Ontario WAKELINGS appear to have made tracks down to Detroit Michigan at some stage.
Doug, not sure what you may have if anything on all this, or if you are interested in pursuing any of it! I realise this thread was started in the hopes of locating Florence A and Eva B, Alfred's daughters.
What we have been trying to do, is search laterally - as sometimes that can wash the targets out! Instead we seem to have found a forest of WAKELINGS but not them!
Cheers
AMBLY
