James Whales

19/10/1828 —
A brief biography

Ancestors


Risbrig — 1198 —
William de la Risebreage — 1276 —
John atte Rysbrugg — 1425
Henry Ryesbrigger of Albury — 1430 —
John atte Rysbrygge — 1461 —
William Rysbrydger — 1553
John Rysbrydger of Shere ±1520 — 1563
William Risbridger 1546 — 1615
John Risbridger 1579 — 1631
William Risbridger of Shere 1611 — 1645±
John Risbridger of Capel 1642 — 1695
Thomas Risbridger of Newdigate 1679 — 1736
John Risbridger of Charlwood ±1703 — 1772
Jeffrey Risbridger 1746 — 1831
Driver Risbridger 1779 —
Elizabeth Risbridger 1804 —
James Whales 1800 — 1839
James Whales 1828 —
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Elizabeth Shelley —   James Whales 1856 —   Michael Dennis Whales 1857 — 1937   Elizabeth Hanah Whales 1864 —  

James Whales


Born in West Hoathly, Sussex, England in 1828, the eighth year of the reign of King George IV.  He has 3 direct descendants in the family.

From West Hoathly to Canada


James Whales was baptised in the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapel at the north end of West Hoathly, a small Nonconformist denomination with links to Methodism that is now derelict (see photo).


James served with the 7th Regiment of Foot and was posted to Canada where he changed regiments to marry an Irish girl.


A letter from his mother

Elizabeth Whales (Nee Harber), now widowed and married to Peter Harber in Croyden, wrote a letter on Farleigh Oct 21 18?1 which somehow managed to survive over 150 years:

My Dear Son

I hope you will not be angry · with me because I have delayed · writing to you so long. I have · [but] little time for writing you · would see that your Sisters [have] · been wrote a long time My · Dear you give my your Dear Sister · a very kind offer indeed but · I hope that she will not leave · England while [i am] alive or · until I can go with her I · expect she says something · to you about it in her letter[s].
I am glad to hear that you · so comfortably provided as · to be able to give her such a · kind offer



Oh I often take your · likeness down and your · Brothers to and kiss them · and weep over them ah · you say what a silly you · are to do that. Oh my ·
dear boy no one knows · the exercise of my mind · about you but myself.
Good buy my dear · may the Lord keep you · from all harm and [prosper] · you in all your ways · for his Dear Lord's [sake]
Peter joins in love to you.
Peter Harber Farleigh · [neces] Croydon Surrey ·
I paid 1s for this i had [nothing] · to pay for [yourself]



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