Full name: Edmund Wheeler.
Date of birth: Wednesday, 16th March, 1836.
Birthplace: Dover, Kent, England.
Date of death: Friday, 4th, July, 1930 (aged 94 years).
Place of death: Parkstone, Dorset, England.
Cause of death: ?
(1808-1884)
Emily Maria Eliza Wheeler (née Weston) (1845-1933). |
Date of marriage: 1871.
Place of marriage: Steyning, Sussex, England.
1836-1842 - 3, Kings Street, Dover, Kent, England.
1861 - 11, William Street, Islington, London, England.
1881 - 17, Clifton Road, Brighton, East Sussex, England.
1891 - 19, High Croft Villas, Preston, East Sussex, England.
1901 - "Elm Croft", London Road, Patcham, East Sussex, England.
1911-1930 - "Heather Crest", Newton Crescent (now King's Crescent), Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, England.
1845-1851 - Friends' School, Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey, England [demolished in the 1880s].
Scholars studied during the day, and undertook some manual work out-of-hours.
The curriculum between 1845-1851 consisted of:
The Juvenile Literary Society embraced a wide field of general knowledge and actively encouraged an interest in natural history, as well as in drawing and model-making.
Manual work included:
- Carrying coal
- Laying tables
- Serving the housekeeper
- Sweeping
- Cleaning potatoes
- Polishing shoes
1861 - Edmund Wheeler, 48, Tollington Road, Holloway, London, England.
Working Optician.
Company owned by Edmund Wheeler Senior. Manufacturer of achromatic objectives, microscopes and telescopes.
1871-1907 - Edmund Wheeler, 43, Weston Road, Brighton, West Sussex, England.
Portrait Photographer and supplier of photography equipment.
Examples of Edmund's work:
Page updated 28th March, 2021.