Haverhill Whitings

Recent Updates

2014
13th April.
Update to Mary Ann Whiting 1863-1955 - Some great photos courtesy of Patrick Ives, great grandson of Mary Ann, plus information on the Ives family. Update to Joseph Whiting 1869-1946 - details of a second marriage and picture, also thanks to Patrick.
12th April.
Update to Rose Whiting 1880-1963 - information about her whereabouts in later years thanks to Ann Abbott.
9th April.
Update to Charles Henry Whiting 1819-1892 - A newspaper extract reveals he ran the Australian Arms in Hamlet Road. Update to Robert Whiting 1755-1837 - more details about the pub mentioned in his letter of 1806.
30th March.
Update to Thomas Whiting 1852-1930. details of a conviction for assault and non-payment of poor rates at Wimbish.
26th March.
Another update to Daniel Whiting 1889-1972. It turns out he was married to two different Alices. At the same time!
21st March.
Update to Albert Whiting 1875-1944. Death date and burial details thanks to Ontario Genealogical Society.
19th March.
Update to Rebecca Whiting (Midson) 1823-1883, who emigrated to Australia.
Update to Susannah Whiting 1829-1852. Marriage details, plus information about her husband Stephen Williams, who, after her death, also relocated to Australia.
13th March.
New family tree for descendants of Daniel Whiting c.1725-1782?
12th March.
Update to Mary Ann Whiting 1865-1926. Burial details, and more about second 'husband' Frederick Sier.
4th March.
Following the theme of people born Whiting but assuming other names - an entry for George Shipp/Whiting 1879-1944. Update to Elizabeth Whiting 1863-1912 (George's mother)
3rd March.
Entry for Charlotte Whiting 1867-1943. Another person born a Whiting, then going under the name Argent before marrying into the Claydon family.
28th February.
Entry for Albert Whiting 1885-1958. An illegitimate child who was born a Whiting but became part of the Barrett family after his mother married. He served with the Durham Light Infantry during WW1 and was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lys in 1918.
26th February.
Update to Daniel Whiting 1889-1972. Picture of his grave at Stowmarket cemetery.
Update to George William Whiting 1871-1926. Burial details.
24th February.
Update to William Whiting 1827-1894. Details of a court case involving his business and his grandson, William Butler. Newspaper report included.
19th February.
Update to Frank Whiting 1879-1955. Details of a second marriage.
7th February.
Entry for Ethel Whiting 1892-1981? Thanks to her granddaughter Jean Griffin for info about her husband and children. Still not 100% sure about her death date..
5th February.
Update to Sarah Ann Whiting 1862-1927 and Robert Boreham 1861-1944. Photos of their graves at Braintree cemetery.
3rd February.
Entry for Grace Hilda Maud Whiting 1895-1980.
2nd February.
Entry for Annie Whiting 1900-1979, Hetty May Whiting 1898-1995, and Dorothy Ellen Whiting 1900-1998.
1st February.
Entry for sisters Lily May Whiting 1893-1976, Beatrice Whiting 1895-1976 and Gladys Dorothy Whiting 1898-? who vanishes after the 1911 census. One for the missing list...
31st January.
Entry for Nellie Whiting 1897-1963? She married Ronald H Wood, a soldier, in 1920. Which regiment did he belong to?
27th January.
Entry for Alice Whiting 1893-1973.
26th January.
Entry for Bertram Whiting 1900-1961.
21st January.
Update to William Whiting 1864-1941. Picture of William at the Rope Works added.
New entry for William's son, Clifford John Whiting 1899-1978.
14th January.
Entry for Albert James Whiting 1898-1957. Service Records show his involvement in WW1. Afterwards he was landlord of The Artilleryman Pub in Colchester.
6th January.
Update to Kate Baines 1870-1939. Details of her death, thanks to Lauraine MacPhee.
2013
2nd November.
Entries for Albert Ernest Whiting 1895-1978 and Leonard William Whiting 1895-1928.
31st October.
Entries for brothers Arthur Whiting 1892-1949, Herbert Whiting 1897-1955 and Sidney Ernest Whiting 1900-1965.
28th October.
Entry for May Lily Whiting 1891-1952.
14th October.
Entry for Kate Baines/Baynes 1870-1939, wife of Albert Lewis Whiting.
3rd September.
Update to Martha Argent 1822-1895 - marriage details. Thanks to Rootschat.
30th August.
Update to Boaz Whiting 1839-11 - details of his workhouse admissions from the Risbridge Union House creed register.
13th August.
...A long overdue overview - what we have on the Whitings before the 1841 census.
10th August.
Update to Ephraim Whiting 1849-1927. Photo and grave map thanks to Leverington churchwarden Julia King.
5th August.
Entries for Ada Whiting nee Smoothy 1872-1950, and Florence Ethel Whiting 1896-? who I've been unable to trace after the 1911 census.
31st July.
Update to Harry Whiting 1888-1975. Picture and information thanks to grandson Colin Farrant. Update to Charles Whiting 1891-1962 - marriage details.
29th July.
Entry for David Spencer Whiting 1892-1915. One of only two Haverhill Whitings killed in the Great War, the other being Cecil Frank Whiting.

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My grandmother Lorna Whiting was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, in 1921 and grew up in Broad Street.

During the war she worked for the Air Ministry at Wratting Common, and it was then that she met my grandfather George Smith who was in the RAF and stationed at Stradishall Airfield with 214 Squadron.

They met at a dance at the Town Hall in Haverhill and married at the West End Congregational Church, Withersfield Road, in 1941. After the war she worked as PA for William Gurteen at Gurteen Clothing Factory in Haverhill amongst other jobs, and after retirement helped out at her local history group. Talking to her about her family's roots in the town intrigued me.

Looking at early censuses I could see that the Whitings seemed to originate from one particular part of Haverhill, but how were they all related? and where did they all end up? I soon found my answers were inextricably linked with agriculture and farming, the local militia, the growing textile industry, and let's not forget the beer houses.

Starting with the 1841 census, this site will take an in-depth look at Lorna's Whiting ancestry in Haverhill through the generations that lived first in Burton End and then in other parts of the town.

Making reference to primary sources where possible, I hope to provide a genealogy that will be informative to Whitings and indeed anyone else with an interest in the history of Haverhill.

Simon Hutchison

Lorna Smith (nee Whiting), left, with cousin Lily Farrall (nee Whiting) outside 21 Broad Street. Photo taken in the mid 1990's.

AT THE BORDER - History At The Junction of the Three Counties

A book called 'At The Border', edited by local historian Dr Patrick Crouch has been published by The Haverhill Local History Group in association with Romary Books.

As an anthology featuring some really interesting articles from the group's journal the 'Haverhill Historian', it is a great introduction to the research undertaken by the History Group.

If you have connections with a Haverhill surname, or a general interest in the town there's almost certainly something here that will interest you.

It is dedicated to my grandmother, and features a piece on her uncle Bennett Whiting.

Although not available online at present due to a limited print-run, I'm reliably informed it can be purchased from Henderson's Newsagents, 40 High Street, Haverhill. Tel: 01440 702762. They can order a copy for you, or you can contact Romary Books on 01440 714877 or Haverhill Local History Group haverhillhistuk@gmail.com for more details. Price on request.

Any donations towards the upkeep of the site are welcome.

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