This week my surname is Curtis. The only ancestor in my tree with this surname is my 5x great grandmother Susanna Curtis. My line is:
1. Lois V. Whimpey
2. Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009)
3. Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990)
4. John Ernest Whimpey (1884-1960)
5. Ivy May Harley (1890-1959)
8. Joseph Whimpey (1848-1919)
9. Sarah Jane Sharp (1853-1906)
16. Joseph Whimpey (1819-1902)
17. Margaret Price (1816-1901)
32. William Whimpey* (1789-1870)
33. Elizabeth Clement(s) (1792-1860)
64. Joseph Wimpey* (1761-1790)
65. Rebekah Dredge (1760-1844)
128. John Wimpey* (1710-1780)
129. Susanna Curtis (1720-1794)
Not much is known about Susanna. She was probably born about 1720, in Frome. A baptism entry for Susanna has not yet been found, so I have not been able to trace the Curtis family back further.
Susanna married John Wimphew on 22 July 1742 in Frome, Somerset, England. Susanna and John had 8 children:
- Ann baptised 7 May 1743
- John baptised 21 December 1745
- Thomas baptised 4 June 1749
- Mary baptised 13 September 1751
- Benjamin baptised 3 August 1754
- James baptised 4 July 1756
- Elizabeth baptised 3 February 1759
- Joseph (my 4x great grandfather) baptised 29 August 1761.
Susanna was buried 30 July 1794 in Frome.
* Since arriving in Australia, my family has consistently used the spelling Whimpey, however, prior to this, the surname has been recorded in a number of different ways – Wimpey, Wimpew, Wimpewe, Wympie, Wympew, to name a few.
