The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameMary Reed Wheeler
Birth12 Dec 1842, Stoke-Damerel, Devonshire, England
Death24 Mar 1909, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherThomas Treeby Wheeler (1820-1886)
MotherElizabeth Reed (1814-1863)
Misc. Notes
Name, “Mary Reed Wheeler”, year of birth circa 1845, from Cynthia Glover (nee Coleman), whose great-great-grandfather was William Samuel Allen b.1843. (William's sister, Martha Allen, married Charles Oliver, youngest son of James and Ruth Oliver).

Mary’s sister “Fanny WHEELER” married William Samuel ALLEN whose sister, Martha ALLEN, married Charles OLIVER, youngest son of James and Ruth OLIVER.

Discovery in February 2019, that this “Mary Reed Wheeler” married Thomas INCH, brother of Phillipa INCH. Phillipa INCH married Henry Henson WOOD, father of William Henson WOOD who married Matilda Robins OLIVER, daughter of James and Ruth OLIVER.

Research file52 searched in February 2019 states:
Thomas Inch married in 1861 in NZ to “Mary R Wheeler” (b 12 Dec 1842 in Stoke, Devon, England. Died 24 Mar 1909, in New Plymouth) according to research file52 in February 2019.

Second given name of Mary given as “Reed” from Te Henui New Plymouth Cemetery Headstone records Row 14, plot 742 confirms same person here:
In loving memory of TOBITHA INCH died 16th October 1889 Aged 102 years. Also WILLIE son of Thomas and Mary INCH died February 15th 1885 Aged 17 months ATHOL RICHARD son of R & E INCH born 27 November 1906 died December 19th 1906. MARY REED INCH died March 24th 1909 Aged 67 years. THOMAS INCH died 12 September 1911 Aged 74 years. “Yes though our hearts are sad, God’s promise soothes our care it comforts in the hour of need inspiring every prayer.”

Date of birth of 12 December 1842 confirmed from Find A Grave record:
Mary Reed Wheeler Inch
Birth: 12 Dec 1842
Death: 24 Mar 1909 (aged 66) Taranaki, New Zealand
Burial: Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
Plot: Wesleyan Block Row 14 Lot 4 Plot 3
Memorial ID: 116423656

Date and place of birth (12 Dec 1843) and death (24 Mar 1909), from different research file, file53 in February 2019.
Brian of nzolivers notes that this research file birth year is one year later? Birth year of 1842 used here as it matches age of death on headstone the closest.

Result from marriage search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2019:
1861/2547. Bride: Mary Reed Wheeler. Groom: Thomas Inch

Full date of marriage of 12 December 1861 from further searching in February 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

CHILDREN
Year/No. of registration, and Name from birth search on New Zealand BDM website in February 2019. Date of birth and death from “Thomas Inch 11-Child Family Tree” from Ross Davis* posted on Facebook Group “Taranaki Families - Genealogy and DNA” in October 2018 and posted here in February 2019:
1862/7708. Inch, Elizabeth 26 Aug 1862 - 25 Apr 1943
1864/8099. Inch, Mary 14 Apr 1863 - 13 Dec 1951
1866/12641. Inch, Phillippa 16 Jun 1866 - 29 Sep 1946
1868/9514. Inch, Thomas 16 Aug 1868 - 01 Oct 1951
1870/40667. Inch, Henry 1870 - 09 Nov 1949
1872/742. Inch, Gertrude 13 Jun 1872 - 03 Dec 1946
1874/33841. Inch, Richard 28 Jul 1874 - 14 Jul 1942
1876/12284. Inch, Ernest 05 Sep 1876 - 10 Oct 1958
1878/7318. Inch, Herbert 04 Aug 1878 - 09 Dec 1966
1881/2567. Inch, Wymon Edwards 19 Apr 1881 - 10 Jul 1955
1883/15835. Inch, William Reed 16 Sep 1883 - 15 Feb 1885
Full date of birth for Henry Inch is 25 July 1870 by Brian Oliver of nzolivers from further searching in February 2019 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the birth.
* Ross Davis is the great grandson of this Mary Reed Inch (nee Wheeler).
Spouses
Birth25 Apr 1838, Longstone, St Mabyn, Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Death12 Sep 1911, New Plymouth, New Zealand
FatherPaul Inch (1803-1877)
MotherTabitha Edwards (1787-1889)
Marriage12 Dec 1861, New Zealand
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