Elijah Whittle (1839-1918)

Elijah Whittle (21 December 1839 - 1918) was a labourer originally from Suffolk who moved to Surrey and later Middlesex.

Early Life
Elijah Whittle was born on 21 December 1839 in Stanstead, Sudbury, Suffolk. His parents were Samuel and Elizabeth (Boreham) Whittle. Elijah was the third of five children, all sons and all except for himself named George. Sadly, all of his brothers died in infancy. On 2 November 1853 Elijah's father, Samuel Whittle, died aged thirty-eight when Elijah was thirteen.

Marriage and Children
Elijah Whittle married Sarah Ann Bruce (1839-1930) of Lawshall, Suffolk in 1859 in Sudbury. The marriage lasted fifty-nine years and they had eleven children:


 * 1) Ann Maria Whittle (15 January 1860 - 10 June 1860) christened on 29 May 1860 in Glemsford, Suffolk. Died in infancy.


 * 1) Susannah Whittle (24 March 1862 - after 1881) christened on 1 June 1862 in Glemsford, Suffolk.


 * 1) Rebecca Whittle (18 July 1864 - after 1882) married in 1882 Surrey to Henry Inkerman Bradley.


 * 1) Eliza Whittle (about 1866 - after 1881)


 * 1) Thomas Whittle (8 March 1868 - after 1867)


 * 1) Jane Maria Whittle (30 September 1869 - after 1869) christened September 1870


 * 1) Kate Whittle (about 1871 - after 1891)


 * 1) James Whittle (about 1873 - after 1881)


 * 1) Ada Whittle (about 1876 - after 1881)


 * 1) George Whittle (1877 - 1945)

==== Later Life
 * 1) Sarah Whittle