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Kenneth Richard Watling
Wato's Christmas Message |
| From Essex England |
| Family origins Marlingford,Easton,Weston Longville,Lyng,Brinningham and Melton Constable.all Norfolk. Interests 'cruising and boozing (i.e.sailing),motor caravanning,and family history, ex Submariner and retired Depot Manager,British Rail,East Ham Depot,London. |
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Roz Whatling |
| From London UK |
My parents moved to London in 1952 from Suffolk. My Watlings/Whatlings originated from Horham, Suffolk around 1650
My earliest Watling is Henry who married Dorothy Battley (or Battlie) on 23/12/1651 in Wissett (Suffolk). He was a yeoman who died in 1695. I am currently trying to find out about Ann Emmersonwho married John Watling
in Stradbroke on 29-10-1750. |
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Mervyn Watling |
| From Kent England |
Hi, my name is Mervyn Watling, from Margate in Kent. I am a Music Teacher at a school in Ramsgate, I am married to Joan and we have three wonderful grown-up daughters (so the Watling name stops here!).
My Watling ancestors were from farming stock in rural Suffolk, but my great-great-grandfather migrated to Shropshire in the 1840s.
His son moved to Wiltshire and became Clerk-of-Works on the Fonthill Estate, where my Grandfather Fred Watling was born. He subsequently moved to Margate, where my dad, Roy Watling, came into the world. He became a gifted musician and moved from London to North Wales, then Camberley, Surrey, before the family moved back to Margate in the 1970s. I've been here ever since! The family is now
growing, with two wonderful sons-in-law, plus grandson Sam.
Apart from interest in Family History and the Internet, I am fully involved in a local House Church and enjoy travel, being with my kids and bird-watching with Joan. |
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Sadly Linda passed over in April 2003
Linda's life story |
| My name is Linda and I`ve been a Watling for 37 years in September. John and I have lived in Hullbridge, Hockley for 36 years. He originates from the Walthamstow Watlings who stem from Henry Hamlet,born in Suffolk migrated to London. |
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Howard George Watling |
| From Essex |
| I am Howard George Watling, the son of Francis George Watling. I am married to Moira & have one son Paul Ian James Watling. I was born in Clapton in East London & lived in Walthamstow & grew up in Chingford, near Epping Forest. I live in Burnham-on-Crouch, in Essex. I have worked in Insurance, Computing, Consultancy &
then started my own Coffee Shop & restaurant, which I shut in 2005 & now sell Coffee at Farmer's Markets & am also a qualified Masseur. I used to play the Guitar, semi-professionally. I am involved with a local Church & enjoy Growing Fruit & cooking. |
| I joined the group as a result of Wato finding me, when Lynn Tinsley was trying to trace me. |
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Julie Moores (nee Watling) |
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| I was brought up in New Eltham, south east London. My line of Watlings goes back to William Watling (c1756-1838), a butcher who lived in Rockland St Andrew, Norfolk. I am sure he must tie in with the other Norfolk/Suffolk Watlings but where? William's son, Daniel Lock Watling settled in Lambeth; his son John Morgan Watling, in the
Bermondsey/Southwark area and my great-grandfather, Joseph Charles Watling, in the Greenwich/Deptford area. |
| Visit Julie's family history website |
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Doreen Nicholls (Nee Whatling) |
| From from Woodbridge Suffolk |
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| Location History: I was born at Melton, nr Woodbridge Suffolk |
| Family History:. My father was Alfred Whatling born Campsea Ashe 1900. My mother was Myrtle Gooch and they married 1937 in Woodbridge. His father was Harry Augustine Whatling and his mother was Juliet Howlett. My father was one of 15 children. I have two sisters Margaret and Brenda. I lived in Woodbridge and Ipswich until I
got married in 1961 and I now live in Herefordshire. My hobbies are card making in parchment, cross-stitch and puzzles. |
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Philip Watling |
| From Milton Keynes UK |
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Family History: I was born in 1971 and am the eldest son to Nigel and Rosemary who have both retired and live comfortably. My grandpa was John and he was born in Rawlpindi, India - though it became part of Pakistan just before he returned to England. The Indians wouldn't let him leave for a while! One brother, Simon, lives in
Jersey with his wife, Claire, and three little Watlings: Jessica, Jamie and Sam John.
I am engaged to a wonderful lady from New York (don't hold it against her) called Margaret Sidero. Meg and I plan on getting married on September 5th 2009. My autobiography Flight of a Lifetime is on sale and can be ordered from Amazon or any UK/US bookshop. Of course you all know this so I'll shut
up
My family have our own tree tracing our line all the way back to the original William c. 1440, but that line diverges from everyone else on this group round about 1633. Prove me wrong! |
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Reginald Sole |
| Essex Area |
| Mr R. Sole is a frequent contributor to the E groups, sometimes posting himself other times we here about his antics through Wato. However sadly he has yet to make it to any of the bi-annual get-togethers, |
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Ken Whatling |
| Essex Area |
Ken Whatling.- Originally from The Wirral but now living in Somerset near Cheddar. A long time purveyor of the finest confectionery made by Rowntrees of York. Our line can be traced back from Birkenhead to Norwich and then Cross Street Hoxne Suffolk. Wingfield and Stradbroke ,villages in The Hoxne Hundred, are also included.
Married to Lorna (nee Roshier) and have 3 children: Stephen,Ann and Helen(happily still all Whatling's). Stephen is married to Kay and have kept the line going with Jacob.
Interests include Lawn Bowls,Woodturning,walking Jet (our lab) and of course Family History. |
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Joan Betts |
| From North Salt Lake, Utah USA |
| I am a descendant of: Ham and Margaret Able Watling Simon and Martha Case Watling James and Dinah Large Watling James Jr. and Louisa Trowse Watling Louisa Watling and Richard Moses Jex (great grandparents) Richard and Louisa and their family immigrated to Utah in 1892. |
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