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WHO WAS WHO IN OLD PLYMOUTH

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John Wadden was Mayor of Plymouth for 1731-1732 and 1740-1741.

Ellen Elizabeth Wagstaff (1870-1958), was baptized at Selston, Nottinghamshire, on April 3rd 1870; from 1897 was Head Teacher of the Girls' Department of the Regent Street Higher Grade Board School; became an inspector of schools for Plymouth Borough Council, a post from which she resigned on November 30th 1930.  Although a resident of number 2 Redlands, Hartley, Plymouth, Miss Wagstaff died at "Heath Court", Barton Road, Torquay, Devon, on September 1st 1958.

John Wakeham appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

W Wakeham appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Robert Alfred John Walling (1869-1949).

William Walling appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Thomas George Fernley Chapman Wallis (1892-1981) purchased a bankrupt business and transformed it into Messrs Fernley Wallis (Chemists) Limited.

W H Wallis appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Henry John Waring was Mayor of Plymouth for 1887-1888, 1888-1889 and 1889-1890.

The Reverend Vincent Warren, who was buried at Plymstock Parish Church on June 25th 1791, gave funds to create the Warren's Charity, mainly for the benefit of the parishioners of Plymstock and Eggbuckland.

Percival Norman Washbourn (1901-1982) was Lord Mayor of Plymouth for 1959-1960.

Doctor William Henry Waterfield suggested that a day of remembrance should be held in Plymouth in May 1919.

W Waterman appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Alfred Percy Watkins (1877-1953), born in Exeter, was the Station Master at North Road Plymouth Station during the Great War, from 1914 until 1920.

Thomas Harold Watkins (1909-1990)was Lord Mayor of Plymouth for 1964-1965.

James Paton Watson (1898-1979).

George Watts junior appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

George Watts senior appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

John Way appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Dinah Webb, born circa 1848 in Devon, was a resident pupil at Lady Hannah Rogers' Charity School in Plymouth according to the census taken on Sunday April 7th 1861.

Joseph Webb was Mayor of Plymouth for 1700-1701.

Richard Webb appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

John Thomas Webber (1812-1879), was born in Devonport but became a draper and mercer in Plymouth.  Among his employees in 1851 were Mr Edwin Alonzo Pearn (1822-0000) and Mr Joseph Pillman (1825-1905).

Samuel Webber senior appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

William Webber appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

George Weeks, born in Plymouth on August 25th 1885, was manager of the Plymouth branch of Messrs C Allen and Son Limited, motor engineers, of Taunton, in 1923.  The business became Messrs Allen's of Plymouth Limited in 1945.  He died in Plymouth on January 6th 1944, aged 58 years.

Simon Weeks appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

W Adams Wellsford was Mayor of Plymouth for 1822-1823.

Hannah H Welsh, born circa 1851 in Liskeard, Cornwall, was a resident pupil at Lady Hannah Rogers' Charity School in Plymouth according to the census taken on Sunday April 7th 1861.

F A Westcott, of Newton Ferrers, Devon, was a member of the syndicate that purchased the New Palace Theatre of Varieties in October 1945.

Jane Westcott, by her Will dated February 13th 1862, bequeathed funds to the Treville Street Unitarian Chapel, Plymouth, under the title of Westcott's Bequest.

John Westcott appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Kenneth John Westlake (1932-2012), a Cornishman by birth, joined the City of Plymouth Police Force in 1952 after doing his National Service in the Royal Air Force and transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department six years later.  Around 1970 he set up the Westlake Detective Agency and, being a keen sailor, also became a member of the Plymouth Lifeboat crew.  When he retired in 2002, he moved back to Truro and became a taxi driver.  Mr Westlake died in Truro on January 24th 2012 from an aggressive form of prostrate cancer.   

R Westlake appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Richard Westlake appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Robert Westlake appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

S Westlake appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Fanny A Westman, born circa 1847 in Eggbuckland, Devon, was a resident pupil at Lady Hannah Rogers' Charity School in Plymouth according to the census taken on Sunday April 7th 1861.

By an indenture dated April 8th 1847, enrolled on July 15th 1847, Frances Elizabeth White conveyed to ten trustees a piece of ground and buildings in Green Street, Plymouth, for the use of the Plymouth Soup Society.  SEE Frances White's Charity.

An indenture bearing the date of June 26th 1584 recited that Mr John White, a citizen and haberdasher of London, 'having a care in his lifetime to bestow some part of his worldly goods in deeds of charity to the help of young men and to the relief of the poor', gave £250 to the mayor and commonalty of Plymouth for them to lend to young men of honest name and fame within the town that were merchants or occupied in retailing of merchandise.  SEE John White's Gift.

Samuel White was Mayor of Plymouth for 1777-1778.

A G Whitefield appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Henry Francis Whitfeld (1853-1908).

Peter Whitfeld was Lord Mayor of Plymouth for 1984-1985.

William Whittley was the minister at the Batter Street Congregational Chapel between 1867 and 1885.

Stephen Arthur Wightman (1888-1964), a Londoner by birth, founded the Plymouth business of Messrs S A Wightman Limited.

G Wightwick appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

George Wightwick (1802-1872).

T Wilkinson appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Robert Willcocks appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

J R L Williams (0000-0000) was appointed Station Master at North Road Plymouth Station in 1924.

John Williams, by his will dated June 24th 1839, proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on February 25th 1846, gave £150 to the vicar, churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of Saint Andrew's Church, Plymouth, to provided food and clothing to the poor of the parish at Christmas time each year.  SEE John Williams' Gifts (1839).

John Williams, by his will dated December 5th 1868, proved at Exeter on February 4th 1870, bequeathed £500 to the vicar and churchwardens of Saint Andrew's Church, Plymouth, and another £500 to the vicar and churchwardens of Charles' Church, Plymouth.  SEE John Williams' Gifts (1868).

John H Williams appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Samuel Williams appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Stafford John Williams (1907-2000) was the proprietor of the Magnet Restaurant in Whimple Street and later Cornwall Street, Plymouth.

James Willoughby (1828-1882).

William Willoughby (1805-1879), founder of Messrs Willoughby Brothers, a Cornishman by birth - SEE Old East Stonehouse.UK

William Willoughby (1830-1908).

John Wills 1 appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

John Wills 2 appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Joseph Wills appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Joseph Wills (1804-1872).

Joseph Wills was Mayor of Plymouth for 1877-1878.

T Wills appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Thomas George Greek Wills (1844-1934) was Mayor of Plymouth for 1910-1911.

Archibald Kennedy Wilson (1891-1962) was born at Galston, Ayreshire, Scotland, in 1891.  As a Police Constable in Cardiff he married Miss Mary Louisa Roberts at the Anglican Church of Saint John the Evangelist, Canton, in 1915.  He served ass Chief Constable of the City of Plymouth Police Force from 1929 to 1932, which included the Dartmoor Prison Riot, after which he became the Chief Constable of Liverpool.  Mr Archibald Kennedy Wilson died on January 24th 1962 in north Devon and was cremated at Efford Crematorium on January 27th 1962.

Sergeant-Pilot Edmund Walter Harris Wilson, of 21 Guy's Cliff terrace, Warwick, Warwickshire, who was stationed at RAF Mount Batten, was one of the crew of the Blackburn Iris Flying Boat S238 that crashed in Plymouth Sound on Wednesday February 4th 1931.

George John Wingett (1903-?) was Lord Mayor of Plymouth for 1958-1959.

Thomas Wingett appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

J B Wingyett appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

George Winne was Mayor of Plymouth for 1791-1792.

Harold Winnicott (1888-1962) born on August 24th 1888, son of Mr Richard Weeks Winnicott (1853-1929).  Became a Director of Messrs Winnicott Brothers Limited, hardware merchants.

John Frederick Winnicott (1855-1948), later Sir John Frederick Winnicott, was Mayor of Plymouth for 1906-1907 and 1921-1922.

R Winnicott appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Richard Weeks Winnicott (1822-1877), founder of what later became Messrs Winnicott Brothers Limited.

Richard Weeks Winnicott (1853-1929), of Messrs Winnicott Brothers, hardware merchants, was the Mayor of Plymouth for 1904-1905 and 1924-1925.

Victor Richard Winnicott (1887-1955), born on June 20th 1887, eldest son of Mr Richard Weeks Winnicott (1853-1929).  Ran Messrs Winnicott Brothers Limited with his younger brother, Mr Harold Winnicott (1888-1962).

W Winsford appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

William F Wise, Captain, Royal Navy, was Mayor of Plymouth for 1829-1830.

Thomas Wolferstan, born in Liskeard Registration District in 1841, solicitor and notary public; clerk to Midland Roborough magistrates; commissioner for taxes for Midland Roborough district; clerk to Midland Roborough Highway Board; secretary to Sutton Harbour Commissioners; secretary to the Plymouth Exchange Company; secretary to the Plymouth Local Marine Board.  Office at 20 Princess Square.  Residence at Townsend House, Mannamead.  Married Miss Georgina Elizabeth Kirkness at Saint Mary's Church, Wimbledon, Surrey, on August 4th 1875.  Died January 15th 1916, aged 75 years.

George Wombwell's Royal Windsor Castle Menagerie was a frequent visitor to Plymouth during the Victorian era.  Mr George Wombwell died on November16th 1850 but the Menagerie continued to visit the Town.

James Henry Wonnacott (1870-1954), was born at Stowford Barton, near Tavistock, Devon, in 1870.  Married Miss Margaret Hunkin in Saint Austell, Cornwall, on August 17th 1897.  Between 1898 and 1926 was teacher at Regent Street Higher Grade Board School.  Mrs Wonnacott died June 14th 1916.  Re-married Miss/Mrs Ethel Fanny Short at Liskeard in 1916.  Continued from 1926 as teacher at Sutton Secondary School for Boys.  Retired 1932.  Mr James Henry Wonnacott died at 2 Venn Grove, Hartley, Plymouth, on August 2nd 1954 and was cremated at Efford Crematorium on August 5th 1954.  Mrs Ethel Fanny Wonnacott was cremated at Efford Crematorium on November 10th 1966.

Flying Officer Frederick Kingsley Wood, of The Club, Buluwayo, Rhodesia, South Africa, who was stationed at RAF Mount Batten, was one of the crew of the Blackburn Iris Flying Boat S238 that crashed in Plymouth Sound on Monday February 9th 1931.  He died two hours after his body had been recovered from the sea and was buried at the Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport Cemetery.

Miss Rose Wood, 21-years-old, former waitress, became a Plymouth City Transport bus conductress in 1940.  [Western Morning News]

John Woodland appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

E Wooldridge appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Henry Woollcombe (1778-1847) was Mayor of Plymouth for 1813-1814.

William Worth appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Frederick Wreford (1831-1892).

Henry Emmanuel Wright (1893-1974) was Lord Mayor of Plymouth for 1952-1953.

William Wright appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

William Henry Kearley Wright (1844-1915).

Alice Wyatt, born circa 1849 in Turnchapel, Devon, was a resident pupil at Lady Hannah Rogers' Charity School in Plymouth according to the census taken on Sunday April 7th 1861.

F Wyatt appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

John Wyatt 1 appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

John Wyatt 2 appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.

Robert Wyatt appeared on the list of "Freemen and House-holders of the Borough of Plymouth, entitled to vote for Members of Parliament" in July 1832.