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Commander Walter Edward Whitehead

Commander Walter Edward Whitehead

Male 1908 - 1978  (69 years)

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  • Name Walter Edward Whitehead 
    Title Commander 
    Born 20 May 1908  Aldershot, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Teddy 
    Occupation Commander in the British Navy during WW2 
    Occupation President of Schweppes USA, and figured prominantly in their advertising. 
    Died 16 April 1978  Petersfield, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I1286  Family
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2009 

    Father Walter Whitehead 
    Mother Amy,   b. 1876 
    Married 1898 
    • Marriage date comes from number of years married in 1911 census
    Family ID F411  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adinah Thomas,   b. 1911, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 Sep 1940  Registry Office, Westminster, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Tommy wrote a book called 'The Beard and I' about her life with Teddy.
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F404  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Death & Funeral Notices , http://www.msu.edu/~daggy/cop/bkofdead/obits-we.htm.
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    2. [S19] BMD - ancestry websites, Farnham, 2a/133 Sep Qtr 1908.

    3. [S19] BMD - ancestry websites, Petersfield, 20/0501 June Qtr 1978.

    4. [S1] Certificate, Marriage.
      He was 32, she 28. She was a divorcee (Tate formerly Thomas). He was a Lieutenant R.N.V.R. His father Walter (deceased) of independent means, hers William Charles (deceased) a mining engineer. One of the witnesses was G.C. Thomas - almost certainly Glynn, her brother.

  • Censuses 
    1. [215]   British Census - 1911, 52 Victoria Road, Aldershot, England - Walter Edward Whitehead, aged 2