David Wheeler / Weeler - Bridstow (General)

by trikertim, Monday, August 10, 2015, 11:14 (3404 days ago)

Good morning,
I am researching the Wheeler family who lived in and around the forest area.
I am struggling with the parents of David Wheeler born abt 1822.
The earliest record I have is for a marriage between David and Elizabeth Clark in 1840 at Walford which lists his father as Thomas.

Record_ID: 57052
Entry_Number: 45
Year: 1840
Month: Jul
Day: 19
Grooms_Surname: WEELER
Grooms_Forenames: David
Grooms_Age: 18
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Servant
Grooms_Residence: Walford
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Weeler
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer

There is also a later marriage record in 1870 at Ross that also names his father as Thomas so I dont think this is an error on the records.

All the census records record his birth place as Bridstow, but the only reference I can find to a David from Bridstow lists his parents as Samuel & Mary!

Any help will be much appreciated.

Tim