Emma Whattam

Emma Florence Whattam 

Born: 5 December 1871, Lincoln  

Baptised: 1 January 1872, Lincoln

Father: Charles Whattam (b. 1839)

Mother: Edith Whattam (b. 1841)

Brothers: Arthur Henry Whattam (b. 1862), Ernest William Whattam (b. 1864), Frederick Charles Whattam (b. 1866), Sydney Old Whattam (b. 1877), Philip Eldon Whattam (b. 1880)

Sisters: Gertrude Annie Whattam (b. 1868) [LDTC 1891], Kate Ethelind Whattam (b. 1874) [LDTC 1897], Linda Elizabeth Whattam (b. 1885)

In 1881 – 

She is at 66 Monks Road, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Retired Engineer Fitter’. Emma, her mother and siblings (Ernest, Frederick, Gertrude, Kate, Sydney and Philip) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Monks Road, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Engine Fitter’. Her brothers, Ernest and Frederick, are listed as ‘Engineers Clerk’. Her sister, Gertrude, is listed as ‘Teacher Training College Student’. Emma and her sister,  Kate, are listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Her mother and siblings (Sidney, Philip and Linda) are unlisted.

In 04/95 – 

Appointed to Church School (Mixed) Uppingham. Salary £70. Assistant.

In 04/96 – 

Appointed to Kingsley Street Infant School, Lincoln. Head.

In 1901 – 

She is at 109 Monks Road, Lincoln. Her father is listed as ‘Engine Fitter’. Her brothers, Ernest and Frederick, are listed as ‘Engineer’s Clerk’. Emma is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Her brother, Sidney, is listed as ‘Watchmaker’. Her brother, Philip, is listed as ‘Asylum Clerk’. Her mother and sister, Linda, are unlisted.

In 04/03 – 

Address is 109 Monks Road, Lincoln.

In 1939 – 

She is at 118 Monks Road, Lincoln. Emma is listed as ‘Headmistress Retired’. Her sister, Kate, is listed as ‘Headmistress’. Doreen K Whattam (b. 1921), possibly a niece, is listed as ‘Shorthand Typist’. 

d.         20 February 1956, Lincoln

WHATTAM, Emma Florence of 118 Monks Road, Lincoln spinster died 20 February 1956. Probate Lincoln 24 March to Linda Elizabeth Phillips, widow and Phillip Charles Whattam, wages clerk. Effects£2573, 4s, 3d.