I have just found something that confuses the family even more.
1881 census for Clyffe farm, Steeple Langford.
Name: John S. Swayne
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1855
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Thos.P. Swayne
Where born: Little Langford, Wiltshire, England
Civil Parish: Steeple Langford
County/Island: Wiltshire
Country: England
Street Address: East Clyffe
Occupation: Farmers Son
Registration District: Wilton
Piece: 2074
Folio: 36
Page Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Thos.P. Swayne 62
John S. Swayne 26
Mary Swayne 24
Stephen Swayne 19
And then
Name: John Staples Swayne
Baptism Date: 7 Apr 1855
Baptism Place: Little Langford, Wiltshire, England
Father: Thomas Perrier Swayne
Mother: Caroline
So when and how did the whatley/wately name appear or do we have the wrong family?