The Walpole Family

Edith E. (Walpole) White

Birth: 19 June 1896, in Cairo, Egypt

Father: Walter Herbert Walpole

Mother: Lilian Elizabeth (Staple) Walpole

Married: George L. White on 30 November 1916 in Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania, United States
George L. White is recorded as aged 22, an electrician born in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania and resident in Parkesburg, with no previous marriages. Edith E. Walpole is recorded as aged 21, born in Cairo, Egypt and resident in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, with no previous marriages. The marriage was performed by Rev. Addison A. Lamb.

George was born in December 1893, in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, the son of George E. White and Ella Townsley. He was an electrician in 1916 and a crane operator in a steel mill in 1940.
Census & Addresses:
1900: 297 Strasburg Avenue, Parkesburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1910: Parkesburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1916: Parkesburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (marriage record)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Parkesburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 330 Strasburg Avenue, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 330 Strasburg Avenue, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania

Notes: Edith emigrated to the United States in 1913, joining her parents there. She arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1913 aboard the Dominion from Liverpool. She is described as 5'5" tall, of fair complexion with light hair and grey eyes. She is accompanied by her six year old sister, Norah.

Death: May 1984 in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, United States, aged 88

Census & Addresses:
1911: Eltham, London: Edith Walpole, daughter, is aged 14, born in Egypt Cacro
1913: Margate, Kent   (Immigration Passenger Index Card)
1916: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (marriage record)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Parkesburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 330 Strasburg Avenue, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 330 Strasburg Avenue, Parkesburg, Pennsylvania

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Norah Marguerite (Walpole) Kelso

Birth: 15 August 1906, in Plumstead, Kent, England

Father: Walter Herbert Walpole

Mother: Lilian Elizabeth (Staple) Walpole

Married: Raymond L. Kelso

Raymond was born on 30 May 1908, in Pennsylvania, the son of Laurence L. Kelso and Anna Stern. In 1940 he was a manager of a grocery store and is recorded as a retail manager in 1944. Raymond enlisted for military service
Headstone of Norah Marguerite (Walpole) Kelso and Raymond L. Kelso
Headstone of Norah Marguerite (Walpole) Kelso and Raymond L. Kelso in Fairview cemetery, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
photo by Fred Kelso published at USGenWev Archives
as a private in Philadelphia on 10 January 1944. Raymond died in April 1985, in Chester county, Pennsylvania and is buried in Fairview cemetery, Coatesville.
Census:
1910: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 308 Charles Street, Apartment 1, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 308 Charles Street, Apartment 1, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania

Notes: Norah emigrated to the United States in 1913, joining her parents there. She arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 June 1913 aboard the Dominion from Liverpool. She was accompanied by her elder sister, Edith.

Headstone of Norah Marguerite (Walpole) Kelso and Raymond L. Kelso
Headstone of Norah Marguerite (Walpole) Kelso and Raymond L. Kelso in Fairview cemetery, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
photo by Fred Kelso published at USGenWev Archives
Death: 14 January 1989 in Pennsylvania, United States, aged 83

Burial: Fairview cemetery, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania, United States

Census & Addresses:
1911: Eltham, London: Norah Walpole, daughter, is aged 4, born in Plumstead, Kent
1913: Margate, Kent   (Immigration Passenger Index Card)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 308 Charles Street, Apartment 1, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 308 Charles Street, Apartment 1, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania

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Walter Herbert Walpole

Birth: 6 November 1864, in Cahir, county Tipperary, Ireland

Father: John Wallpole

Mother: Emma Fanny (Peard) Wallpole

Married: Lilian Elizabeth Staple

Children: Occupation: Toolman Guilder (at immigration to the US in 1910); previously Walter was in the British Army.

Notes: Walter emigrated to the United States in 1910, joining his brother there and preparing for his family to join him later. He arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 April 1910 aboard the Merion from Liverpool. He is described as 5'9" tall, of fair complexion with brown hair and brown eyes.

Death: 20 November 1928

Census & Addresses:
1910: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1911: 211 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   (Immigration Passenger Index Card for wife Lilian)
1913: 910 Poplar Street, Coatesville, Pennsylvania   (Immigration Passenger Index Card for daughter Edith)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania

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William Henry Walpole

Birth: 15 May 1909, in Plumstead, Kent, England

Father: Walter Herbert Walpole

Mother: Lilian Elizabeth (Staple) Walpole

Married: Leona E. _____

Leona was born in 1909/10, in Pennsylvania. 
Census:
1935: 61 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 61 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania

Occupation: Electric welder in a steel works (1940)

Notes: William emigrated to the United States in 1911 with his mother, joining his father who had left 15 months earlier. He arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 July 1911 aboard the Dominion from Liverpool. He was 2 years and 1 month old.

Headstone of William Henry Walpole
Headstone of William Henry Walpole in Fairview cemetery, Coatesville, Pennsylvania
photo by Triste Elliot published at findagrave.com
Death: 23 June 1990, aged 81

Burial: Fairview cemetery, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania, United States

Census & Addresses:
1911: Eltham, London: William Walpole, is aged 1, born in Plumstead, Kent
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 61 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 61 Woodland Avenue, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania

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Winifred F. (Walpole) Pawling

Birth: 18 November 1898, in Port Said, Egypt

Father: Walter Herbert Walpole

Mother: Lilian Elizabeth (Staple) Walpole

Married: Lester Wells Pawling on 30 December 1916 in Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania, United States
Lester Pawling is recorded as aged 22, a recorder, born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and resident in Coatesville, with no previous marriages. Winifred F. Walpole is recorded as aged 18, born in Africa and resident in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, with no previous marriages. Consent was provided by her father, Walter Walpole, of Coatesville. The marriage was performed by Rev. Addison A. Lamb.

Lester was born on 31 May 1894, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Lillie R. Pawling. He was a recorder in 1916, and in 1917 is listed as a recorder in a plate mill, the Worth Brothers Company. In 1940 he was a salesman in a hardware store. In 1942, his place of employment was East End Hardware at 137 East Lincoln highway in Coatesville. In his draft registration in 1917, Lester is described as 5'10½" tall, of slender build, with grey eyes and light brown hair. In his draft registration in 1942, Lester is described as 5'10" tall, of light complexion, with gray eyes and gray hair, and notes a slight scar on his upper lip.
Census & Addresses:
1897: 524 Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (Pocket Directory and Business Guide of Coatesville p199)
1900: 524 Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1910: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1916: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (marriage record)
1917: 524 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (WWI draft registration)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 524 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 524 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1942: 524 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (WWII draft registration)

Occupation: Collage-maker in a dress factory (1940)

Notes: Winifred emigrated to the United States in 1911 with her mother, joining her father who had left 15 months earlier. She arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 2 July 1911 aboard the Dominion from Liverpool. She is 11 years and 7 months old.

Death: October 1987 in Chester county, Pennsylvania, United States, aged 89

Census & Addresses:
1911: Eltham, London: Winifred Walpole, daughter, is aged 12, born in Egypt Pert Said
1916: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (marriage record)
1920: Chester county, Pennsylvania
1930: Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania
1935: 524 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania   (from 1940 census)
1940: 524 East Chestnut Street, Coatesville, Chester county, Pennsylvania

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