Dora Alice Wheeldon
1879 - DECEASED-
Name Dora Alice Wheeldon Birth 06 Jun 1879 Newbold, Derbyshire 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Death DECEASED Person ID I812 Calow/Doig family tree Last Modified 23 Jun 2016
Father Samuel Wheeldon, b. Between 1852 and 1853, Hasland, Derbyshire Relationship natural Mother Sarah Unknown, b. Between 1856 and 1857, Chesterfield Relationship natural Family ID F524 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Albert Lenthall, b. 1878, Barlborough d. 08 Dec 1918, Taylorville, Illinois, USA (Age 40 years) Marriage 03 Aug 1902 Sheffield [4] Notes - Married at St. Philip's Church, Sheffield.
Births checked to D-1921.
Children 1. Dora Alice Lenthall, b. 05 Jun 1916, Divernon, Illinois d. Mar 1987, Dayton, Ohio (Age 70 years) [Father: natural]2. Unknown Lenthall, b. Aft 28 Mar 1908, USA d. Bef 20 Apr 1910, USA (Age < 1 years) [Father: natural]3. Ernest Lenthall, b. 10 Oct 1913, Divernon, Illinois d. 13 Dec 1977, Dunedin, Florida (Age 64 years) [Father: natural]4. Doris Minnie Lenthall, b. 06 Mar 1904, Bolsover d. Abt 1955 (Age 50 years) [Father: natural]5. Edna M Lenthall, b. 09 Apr 1911, Divernon, Illinois d. DECEASED [Father: natural]Family ID F184 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Jun 2016
Family 2 Ben Rhodes, b. Abt 1876, Illinois d. Bef 1940 (Age ~ 63 years) Marriage Abt 1927 USA [5] Family ID F523 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Jun 2016
- Married at St. Philip's Church, Sheffield.
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Notes - At time of marriage was living at 66 Doncaster Street, Sheffield.
Emigrated to USA, sailing on the Mauritania from Liverpool with daughter Doris and arriving at New York on 28 March 1908. She arrived with $10. Her destination was given as Albert Lenthall, c/o Mrs. Warrington, Diveron, Springfield, Illinois. Her contact in UK was friend, Mr. Wheldon (Wheeldon?), Doe Lea, Heath, Chesterfield. Her description was:- height 5ft. 2in., complexion dark, hair brown, eyes dark.
The Mauritania was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited, Newcastle, England, 1907. 31,928 gross tons; 790 (bp) feet long; 88 feet wide. Steam turbine engines, quadruple screw.
Service speed 25 knots. 2,335 passengers (560 first class, 475 second class, 1,300 third class).
Built for Cunard Line, British flag, in 1907. Liverpool-New York service. Wartime service, 1914-18. Used primarily as a cruiseship, 1930-34. Broken up in Scotland in 1935.
A steerage passage on the Mauritania cost £6 which was approximately two months salary (ref. National Maritime museum).
Must have lived into the 1940's as Ernest Albert can remember her and he was born in 1940.
In 1940 census was widowed and living with daughter Dora and son in law Fred Setzer.
- At time of marriage was living at 66 Doncaster Street, Sheffield.
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