Hi Daisy, thanks, that's exactly what I have been wondering because I have Emily as the daughter of Mary Ann (1841) due to the fact that her birth registration lists her mother as Mary Ann Wheatley but no father is listed.
This is why, without a birth/baptismal record for Annie I cannot determine if they are actually cousins or sisters.
I was really hoping someone who could access the The Priaulx Library who is local could finally clear things up for me by looking where all the Guernsey records (or copies thereof) are actually kept so I could find out who Annie's mother was.
I was hoping to not have to spend 40 pounds on a single birth certificate from the Guernsey Greffe but unless someone who is already at the Priaulx Library can do a quick look-up while they're there (which is free) it's looking like it might be the only option. This is my last-ditch attempt to solve the mystery before making such an investment.
RE: Robert William Wake, yes that's exactly what it appears to say, it then goes on to say: son of Robert Wheatley, Private 1st Rifles and his wife, Mary Ann.
Thanks all, I appreciate the difficult detective work this line requires! You've all caught up to speed pretty quick! I am impressed
