Mum and I are researching her maternal Grandmothers Family and this is where it gets complicated. (I will list the names below)
We always considered them to be Whiteleys Nan's Marriage and Birth cert and postcards to (prior to her marriage) and from her to her mother use that name, they are found in the 1881 census using the name Whiteley along with her fathers unkle.
The complication comes getting any further than this, Mum visited a second cousin related to Nans sister Lilly who is a year older than her. Her Birth cert says she is a Wakeling as does her marriage cert. If the siblings I have found in BMD index all bar Nan and a sister a year younger are Wakelings
all have the same parents.
It is complicated further in that they often worked abroard and moved around with work (Father and Unkle horse trainers several brothers jockeys Nan was a nanny and older sister a governess/nanny)
I would be very interested in anyone connected with Nans 9 siblings who married and had children.
Those named as whiteley in 1881 census have that in brackets ither name in brackets is nickname/other name known to family as
Grandparents
Wakeling, Thomas, b. Mar 18 1810 Little Thurlow, Suffolk, UK
d. 1859 Suffolk UK
Barrett, Keziahb.1810 Great Thurlow, Suffolk UK
d.Dec 10 1884 Witnesham, Suffolk, UK
Goodchild, John b.1828 Hendon, Middlesex, UK
Richardson, Julia Emma b.1828 Hendon Midlesex UK
Parents
Wakeling (Whiteley), James Horse trainer
b. 1836 Suffolk
d. 1902 Strand, London UK (not confermed the age is corredt and we know he was dead by 1906 when Nan married)
Goodchild, Julia b. 1853 Paddington
d. 1890 Hendon, Middlesex UK
Siblings and spouse
1 Wakeling (Whiteley), James Whiteley (appears to have married as Whiteley)
b.1875 Marden, Cambridge, UK
Turner, Martha (Maud) Sarahb. 1877 Hendon, Middlesex UK
Children
Whiteley, Leslie Sidneyb.1899 Middlesex
Whiteley, James Hb. 1900 Pancras London UK (wives both cousins 1 Ellwood, Nora 2 Martin, Katie)
Whiteley, Jessie Laviniab. 903 Hampstead, UK
Whiteley, Irene Margeryb. 1909 Hendon, Middlesex UK
Whiteley, Arthur+ 3 unknow sex and name
2 Wakeling (Whiteley), Edward Stanley (appears to have married as Whiteley)
b. 1876 Marden, Cambridge, UK
Furness, Florence (Florrie/Nellie) Emilyb. 1878 Marylebone London UK
Children
Whiteley, Lily Dorothyb. 1900 Paddington, London, UK
Whiteley, Florence (Nellie) b. 1903
Whiteley, Violetb. 1905 Wandsworth London UK
d. 1906 Wandsworth London UK
3 Wakeling (Whiteley), Emmiline (Poppy) Whiteley b. 1877
Ellwood, Harry (Jockey)
b. 1864 Cambridge
Children
Ellwood, Norab1899 (married 2 cousins 1 Whiteley, James H 2 Goodchild, Edward)
Ellwood, Rosieb. 1902
Ellwood, Clarrice (Babs)b. 1904 ( Married Hong, Kim)
Ellwood, Harryb. 1906
4 Wakeling (Whiteley), Clara Whiteley Never married worked Russia France Germanny Manchester UK as a Nanny/Governess)
b. 1878 Hendon, UK
5 Wakeling (Whiteley), Margaret (Daisy) Whiteleyb. 1880
Married an American we don`t know if he was a Harvey?? or a ?? Harvey but on the back of a photo from aprox 1940 he is called Des or Ses photo processed "Glendale California"
Daughter
??Harvey, Daisy (Toodie) (Married Davis, Harry)
6 Wakeling (Whiteley), Lilian (Lily) Whiteley b. Feb 12 1881 Coulsdon, Surrey, UK
Martin, Frank (Horse trainer)
Children
Martin, Frankb. 1901 Berlin Germany
Martin, Tedb. 1903 Berlin Germany
Martin, Leonardb. 1905 Berlin Germany
Martin, Katie
b. 1907 (Married cousin Whiteley, James)
Martin, Margaretb. 1909
Martin, Jackb. 1911
Martin, Joanb 1913
Martin, Hopeb. 1915
7 Whiteley, Violet (Nan)
b. Mar 27 1882 Coulsdon, Surrey, England
d. Sep 13 1980
Tidmarsh, Alfred Henryb. 1870 Great Rollright Oxon
d. Jul 09 1917 At sea off the coast of Orkney
Children
Tidmarsh, Olga Violetb.Feb 01 1909
d. Sep 13 2003 Holmer Green, Bucks (married Lloyd, Frances)
Tidmarsh, Nicholas Henryb. 1912
Tidmarsh, Frank Jamesb. 1912
Tidmarsh, Poppy Vanguardb. 1917
8 Whiteley, Ivyb. 1883
Croydon, UK
Topham, Williamson
Topham, William9 Wakeling, Gladys WhiteleyBorn about 1885
Goodchild, Theodore (Ted) (cousin)
b. 1891 Hammersmith, London UK
Children
Goodchild, Edward (Wife cousin Ellwood, Nora )
Goodchild, Leonard (Wife Cousin Wakeling, Leonora)
10 Wakeling, Josephine Whiteleyborn about.1887
Davis, Johnchildren
Davis, Daisy
Davis, Kath
Davis, Ruby
Davis, John11 Wakeling, Leonard (Len) Whiteley (Jockey)
b.1890 Hendon, UK
Drake, AliceChildren (twins)
Wakeling, Leonora (Nora)b.1920 Newmarket, UK (married cousin Goodchild, Leonard)
Wakeling, Arthur (Len) Leonardb. 1920 Newmarket, UK
12 Wakeling, Clarence WhiteleyBorn about 1901 died aged 14 months
13 Wakeling, William (Billy) Whitleley Never married worked as Jockey
Born about 1902
Thanks