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     William Peter Brittain Wessel was born on 6 December 1903 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, England.¹ He was the son of Pedro Telesford Wessel and Kathleen Shirley Forwood. He appeared in the household in the 1911 census in Mirfield, Rabbit Road, Blundensands, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Brothers Peter, Jack and Richard were all boarding with Mary Adelaide Whaley a boarding house keeper. There was a children's nurse Annie Gregson in the household.² He married Alice Rachel Sherwood Hudson in July 1929 in Santiago, Chile. William and Alice travelled 1st class to Liverpool from Africa on board the ship Orbita. They gave their address in UK as 105 Gloucester Square on London W1. William was listed as an Office Employee.³ William and Alice sailed on board the ship Breman from Southampton on 28 September 1935 arriving in New York on 3 October 1935 then on to Santiago in Chile . He was listed as a civil servant. He was 5 foot 11 inches tall, with fair hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. His father Major Pedro Wessel was living in Grayshott in Hampshire at the time.⁴ On 29 September 1939 in the National Register William Peter Brittain Wessel was listed as living at Apley House, Alton, Hampshire, England, with his parents William was unemployed.⁵ He died on 20 April 1970 in The Folly, Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England, at age 66.^6,7 His estate was probated on 5 July 1970 in Bristol his effects were valued at £7,347.⁷

     John Forwood Wessel was born on 9 May 1906 in Wirral, Lancashire, England.¹ He was the son of Pedro Telesford Wessel and Kathleen Shirley Forwood. He appeared in the household in the 1911 census in Mirfield, Rabbit Road, Blundensands, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Brothers Peter, Jack and Richard were all boarding with Mary Adelaide Whaley a boarding house keeper. There was a children's nurse Annie Gregson in the household.² He married Joanne P Lee in 1942 in Surrey, England.³ In 1946 John and Joanne are listed on the electoral rolls as living at 6 The Grove in Farnham.⁴ He died on 24 August 1979 in Plenty Cottage, Whitchurch, Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset, England, at age 73.^5,6 His estate was probated on 26 October 1979 in Bristol. His effects were valued at £39,464.⁶

     Richard Shirley Wessel was born in 1909 in Wirral, Lancashire, England.¹ He was the son of Pedro Telesford Wessel and Kathleen Shirley Forwood. He appeared in the household in the 1911 census in Mirfield, Rabbit Road, Blundensands, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Brothers Peter, Jack and Richard were all boarding with Mary Adelaide Whaley a boarding house keeper. There was a children's nurse Annie Gregson in the household.²

     Alice Rachel Sherwood Hudson was born on 14 March 1905 in Chile.¹ She married William Peter Brittain Wessel, son of Pedro Telesford Wessel and Kathleen Shirley Forwood, in July 1929 in Santiago, Chile. William and Alice travelled 1st class to Liverpool from Africa on board the ship Orbita. They gave their address in UK as 105 Gloucester Square on London W1. William was listed as an Office Employee.² William and Alice sailed on board the ship Breman from Southampton on 28 September 1935 arriving in New York on 3 October 1935 then on to Santiago in Chile . He was listed as a civil servant. He was 5 foot 11 inches tall, with fair hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. His father Major Pedro Wessel was living in Grayshott in Hampshire at the time.¹ Her husband William died on 20 April 1970 in The Folly, Pavenham, Bedfordshire, England.^3,4 She died on 17 November 1980 in Ealing, London, England, at age 75.⁵

     Joanne P Lee was born on 2 March 1916 in Wern, Shropshire, England.¹ She married John Forwood Wessel, son of Pedro Telesford Wessel and Kathleen Shirley Forwood, in 1942 in Surrey, England.² In 1946 John and Joanne are listed on the electoral rolls as living at 6 The Grove in Farnham.³

     Jessie Y Smither married John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller Yarde-Buller in 1907 in Kensington, London, England.¹ She married Theodor Wilhelm Wessel, son of Peter Matthias Wessel and Frederica Mariana Emelia Masten, in 1928 in Marylebone, London, England, Jessie was known as Baroness Churston.² She and Theodor Wilhelm Wessel were divorced. She married Edward Fitzgerald in 1946 in Marylebone, London, England.³

     John Reginald Lopes Yarde-Buller Yarde-Buller was born circa 1874. He married Jessie Y Smither in 1907 in Kensington, London, England.¹ He died in 1930 in Staines, Middlesex, England, He was by the Baron Churston.²

     Edward Fitzgerald married Jessie Y Wessel in 1946 in Marylebone, London, England.¹

     Henry Wakeford was born circa 1739 in Wonersh, Surrey, England. He married Jane Weal on 11 July 1760 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after a licence had been issued. Henry was a Yeoman. The ceremony was witnessed by Thomas Baker and Charles Poulter.¹ Henry signed his will on 6 September 1808.² He died in 1808 in Wonersh, Surrey, England. He was buried on 16 September 1808 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ His estate was probated on 1 February 1809 in London before the Worshipful Samuel Pearce Parson Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury by the oath of his son Henry.²

     Jane Weal was born circa 1726. She married Henry Wakeford on 11 July 1760 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after a licence had been issued. Henry was a Yeoman. The ceremony was witnessed by Thomas Baker and Charles Poulter.¹ Her husband Henry died in 1808 in Wonersh, Surrey, England. She died in 1809 in Wonersh, Surrey, England. She was buried on 16 April 1809 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹

     Ann Wakeford was baptised on 24 October 1762 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Wakeford and Jane Weal. She married John Pennington on 16 June 1785 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after a licence had been issued. The ceremony was witnessed by Ann Whitbourn and John Maxwell.¹ John and Annmoved to Ewell after their marriage and had eight children none of whom seemed to return to Wonersh to live. They were John, Percival, Thomas, Elizabeth Ann, Henry Wakeford, Mariah and Joseph. Her husband John died on 14 July 1824 in Ewell, Surrey, England. She died on 24 May 1843 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England, at age 80.²

     John Pennington was born circa 1760 in Cumberland, England. He married Ann Wakeford, daughter of Henry Wakeford and Jane Weal, on 16 June 1785 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after a licence had been issued. The ceremony was witnessed by Ann Whitbourn and John Maxwell.¹ John and Annmoved to Ewell after their marriage and had eight children none of whom seemed to return to Wonersh to live. They were John, Percival, Thomas, Elizabeth Ann, Henry Wakeford, Mariah and Joseph. He died on 14 July 1824 in Ewell, Surrey, England.

     John Wakeford was baptised on 2 January 1770 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of Henry Wakeford and Jane Weal. He died on 31 March 1819 in Wonersh, Surrey, England, at age 49.¹ He was buried on 5 April 1819 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, in the churchyard plot 273.¹

     Harley Gerald Veasey was born on 29 January 1896 in India.¹ He was baptised on 23 April 1896 in Asanol, Bengal, India, his parents were Harley Cyril and Mabel Maud Veasey.¹ He appeared in the 1911 census in Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England. Where he was educated.² He was commissioned in 5^th Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment (TF) in May 1915 and joined the 2/5^th Battalion. He then joined the 8^th (Service) Battalion and served in France and Belgium from April 1916. In October 1918 he was granted a Regular Army Commission in the Regiment. From 1922 to 1925 he was adjutant of the 5^th Battalion; he also served in both the 1^st and 2^nd Battalions.³ During the WWI he had been wounded twice and he like many who served in Africa suffered recurrent bouts of tropical fevers for the rest of his life.³ He married Iris Ethel Morrison on 28 February 1922 in St Mary, Reigate, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Harley Veasey and William Morrison. Harley was an officer in HM Forces. His father Harley Cyril Veasey was a civil engineer. Iris' father William Percy Morrison was a solicitor.⁴ Harley, Iris and their two daughters sailed from London second class to Malta bound for Bombay on 12 September 1930 on board the ship Kaisar-I-Hind. They gave their address in the UK as The Crossways, Old Town, Bexhill on Sea in Sussex.⁵ In 1939 he was with the 2^nd Battalion in Palestine when he was awarded the DSO for his leadership there. In November 1940 he was posted to command 2^nd Battalion The Northern Rhodesian Regiment and in 1943 was promoted to command the 28^th (East African) Infantry Brigade. On his return to UK he commanded the 1/7^th Battalion from December 1944 to January 1946 when the Battalion was disbanded. After that he commanded the Primary Training Centre (PTC) at Maidstone and finally the PTC at Guildford.³ In September Harley retired and happily lived at Woodhill Cottage with his wife. Their daughter Erica was listed as living with them.³ He died on 4 October 1982 in Woodhill Cottage, Shamley Green, Surrey, England, at age 86.⁶ He was buried on 8 October 1982 in Christ Church, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁷ His estate was probated on 15 November 1982 in Winchester. His effects were valued at £17,434.⁶

     Elizabeth Wakeford was baptised on 23 November 1767 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Wakeford and Jane Weal.¹ She died in 1768 in Wonersh, Surrey, England. She was buried on 1 July 1768 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, in the Churchyard in plot 270.¹

     Iris Ethel Morrison was born on 16 July 1898. She married Harley Gerald Veasey on 28 February 1922 in St Mary, Reigate, Surrey, England, after the banns had been read. The ceremony was witnessed by Harley Veasey and William Morrison. Harley was an officer in HM Forces. His father Harley Cyril Veasey was a civil engineer. Iris' father William Percy Morrison was a solicitor.¹ Harley, Iris and their two daughters sailed from London second class to Malta bound for Bombay on 12 September 1930 on board the ship Kaisar-I-Hind. They gave their address in the UK as The Crossways, Old Town, Bexhill on Sea in Sussex.² On 29 September 1939 in the National Register Iris was listed as living at 8 Jameson Road, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex, England, her husband was fighting in WWII.³ In September Harley retired and happily lived at Woodhill Cottage with his wife. Their daughter Erica was listed as living with them.⁴ Her husband Harley died on 4 October 1982 in Woodhill Cottage, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁵ She died on 8 May 1995 in Woodhill Cottage, Shamley Green, Surrey, England, at age 96.^6,5 She was buried on 31 May 1995 in Christ Church, Shamley Green, Surrey, England.⁷ Her estate was probated on 2 August 1995 in Winchester her effects were valued at £145,000.⁵

     Charmian Iris Veasey was born in 1922 in Battle, Sussex, England.¹ She was the daughter of Harley Gerald Veasey and Iris Ethel Morrison. Harley, Iris and their two daughters sailed from London second class to Malta bound for Bombay on 12 September 1930 on board the ship Kaisar-I-Hind. They gave their address in the UK as The Crossways, Old Town, Bexhill on Sea in Sussex.²

     Erica Harley Veasey was born in 1926 in Battle, Sussex, England.¹ She was the daughter of Harley Gerald Veasey and Iris Ethel Morrison. Harley, Iris and their two daughters sailed from London second class to Malta bound for Bombay on 12 September 1930 on board the ship Kaisar-I-Hind. They gave their address in the UK as The Crossways, Old Town, Bexhill on Sea in Sussex.² In September Harley retired and happily lived at Woodhill Cottage with his wife. Their daughter Erica was listed as living with them.³

     Mary Wells was the daughter of ... Wells. She married Arthur Lambert on 28 September 1786 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England, after a licence had been issued. The ceremony was witnessed by Sarah Longhurst and William Longhurst.¹ Her husband Arthur died in 1796 in Haldish, Shamley Green, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ Mary was a widow and lived at Halldish when she signed her will on 24 April 1800.² She died in 1808 in Surrey, England.¹ She was buried on 4 February 1808 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ Her estate was probated on 13 August 1808 in London by Right Honorable Sir William Wynne Knight Doctor of Laws Master Keeper by the oaths of William Winkworth and Arthur Wells her brother.²

     James Wells married Martha ...

     Martha ... married James Wells.

     James Edward Wells was baptised on 23 May 1806 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of James Wells and Martha ...¹

     Henry Wells was baptised on 2 February 1803 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of James Wells and Martha ...¹

     Jane Wells was baptised on 9 October 1804 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ She was the daughter of James Wells and Martha ...¹

     John Wells was baptised on 23 January 1793 in St John the Baptist, Wonersh, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of James Wells and Martha ...¹