Whittlesey Family History & Genealogy

693 biographies and 4 photos with the Whittlesey last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Whittlesey family members.

Whittlesey Last Name History & Origin

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Summary

The Whittlesey surname is an English last name that originated from Whittlesey which is a market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is believed that this location was a Roman station.

History

Early census records in the late 1800s show that Derbyshire and Northumberland had the most people with the last name Whittlesey.

Name Origin

Some would say that Whittlesey was first found in Lancashire and that the name means "Whittle in the Woods".

Spellings & Pronunciations

There are a number of variations for Whittlesey which include:
Whittle
Whittall
Wittle
Whittell
Wittel
Wittell

Nationality & Ethnicity

English - United Kingdom.

Famous People named Whittlesey

Charles Frederick Whittlesey (1867-1941) was a famous architect who designed the Philharmonic Auditorium, the Hotel Huntington in Pasadena, a number of railway stations, and was one of the first to use reinforced concrete.

Enid Whittlesey, daughter of Charles Frederick Whittlesey, was famous for a few reasons including including for her performances in the The Marion Morgan Dancers, her marriage to Oakland musician Ray Youngman (see Husband Who Says Fear Made Him Bigamist Now is Dodging the Police), and her murder which inspired an episode of Forensic Files.

Early Whittleseys

These are the earliest records we have of the Whittlesey family.

Charles Frederick Whittlesey

Mar 10, 1867 - Jan 1, 1941

Catherine Whittlesey

Feb 27, 1869 - Sep 1972

Vernon Whittlesey

Oct 2, 1870 - Apr 1973

Federal Whittlesey

Jun 4, 1870 - Oct 1964

Frances Whittlesey

Apr 8, 1872 - Sep 1970

Bertha Whittlesey

Jun 12, 1873 - Apr 1971

Willis Whittlesey

Apr 18, 1875 - Feb 1967

William Whittlesey

Jun 24, 1875 - Apr 1965

Whittlesey Family Members

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Adelaide - Arville Whittlesey Athena - Carl Whittlesey Carol - Cynthia Whittlesey Cyrus - Edith Whittlesey Edna - Eunice Whittlesey Eva - Geraldine Whittlesey Ginger - Howard Whittlesey Ina - Jessie Whittlesey Jo - Kevin Whittlesey

Kimberly - Lisa Whittlesey Lois - Marjorie Whittlesey Martha - Muriel Whittlesey Murris - Patrick Whittlesey Paul - Roy Whittlesey Ruby - Sylvia Whittlesey Taber - Viola Whittlesey Violet - Zeran Whittlesey

Surnames: Whittic - Wickersheime

Whittlesey Family Photos

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Discover Whittlesey family photos shared by the community. These photos contain people and places related to the Whittlesey last name.

Enid Whittlesey

Enid Whittlesey Youngman

Francis Lynn Whittlesey

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Whittlesey Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Whittlesey family member is 76.0 years old according to our database of 497 people with the last name Whittlesey that have a birth and death date listed.