Person:Frank Whiteley (2)

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Frank Whiteley
b.3 Jan 1856 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
d.1933 Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Nov 1840
  1. Charlotte Whiteley1843 - 1900
  2. George Whiteley1844 -
  3. Emma Whiteley1847 - 1889
  4. Thomas Whiteley1850 -
  5. Ann Whiteley1851 -
  6. Frank Whiteley1856 - 1933
Spouse and Children
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m. 1892
  1. Helen Marjorie Whiteley1896 -
  2. John Percival Whiteley1898 - 1943
  3. Dorothy Christine Whiteley1902 -
  4. Frank Geoffrey Lee Whiteley1905 -
  5. Jane Hilda Whiteley1906 -
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Facts and Events
Name Frank Whiteley
Gender Male
Birth[1] 3 Jan 1856 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Marriage 1892 Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandto Sarah Emily Walker
Death? 1933 Ilkley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Frank Whiteley went to South Africa when he was 16. He entered the ivory and ostrich feather trade and was a confidant of Khama III.
He started a trading business in Mafeking in 1890. This business, Whitley, Walker & Co. with branches in Bulwavo and Palapye was a well-known expedition supplier in the 1890s. His partner __ Walker, was likely related to his wife, nee Sarah Emily Walker.
He was mayor of Mafeking during the Boer war siege of that town. He received the C.M.G. for his service to the crown during the siege.
After the war he returned to England and for a time lived in London. Later he split his time between Ilkley, Yorkshire and Llandudno, Wales. He died, likely in Ilkley, in 1933.

References
  1. ↑ Boer War Bio.

    http://www.angloboerwar.com/index.php?option=com_grid&gid=18_xs_2&p=39

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