Articles/London
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the world's largest cities and has a recorded history of over 2,000 years. London centers around two cities, the City of London and the City of Westminster, both on the north banks of the River Thames. The City of London is the financial centre, at the gateway to the Thames and entered from the south of England over London Bridge - the only river crossing until just a few hundred years ago. The City of Westminster is the home of Parliament and Royality. Over the centuries the population of both cities has grown to form the current London. Until the 19th and 20th centuries areas which we would now consider to be part of London were in fact part of neighbouring counties.
Most Wholeys
who have come to England from Ireland have moved to South London around
the docks. However, other Wholeys have ventured down to London and there
are also isolated cases of Wholeys across all of London. Wholeys who have
moved from the North of London have often lived and worked in North London
or the City of London. For more information about London follow these
links or scroll down for more information about some of the places Wholeys
have lived in London.
North London
Bethnal Green (map)
Bethnal Green was formerly in Middlesex and is to the East of the City of London. More information can be found at the Vision of Britain website. Some pictures and historical information is provided at the East of London Family History site. Robert Crosby Wholey died in Bethnal Green in 1899, by the time of which he was residing at 95 Columbia Road (Wholey Family W2), having moved from Islington.
City of London (map)
The City of London has a history which cannot be summarised in a few sentences. It the financial centre of the UK and has been for many hundreds of years. It is located to the north of the Thames. The City of London has a unique system of local government in the UK, the Corporation of London, and is home to the Lord Mayor of London (different to the elected Mayor of London as a whole). Over the years the City will have played host to many Wholeys passing through and living and working there. A family who lived there for a while were the family of Jonathan and Ann Wholey (Wholey Family Tree W3:Derbyshire). Jonathan Wholey was a grocer in King Williams Street, St Laurence Poutney. His business partner was William Sewell. A walk through the City of London from the Sole Society includes a reference to Wholey & Sewell. See also London Trade Directories.
Clerkenwell (map)
Clerkenwell was formerly in Middlesex, north-east of the City of London. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Historical information can be found at the English Heritage site. According to trade directories John Wholey was a fancy cabinet maker between at least 1910 and 1915 at 86 Rosoman Street in Clerkenwell. He has not been connected to a Wholey Family Tree on this site.
Hackney (map)
Hackney was formerly in Middlesex, north-east of the City of London. The London Borough of Hackney covers the local area, and runs the Hackney Museum and archives. My Hackney is a guide to the local area. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Two Wholey families have lived in Hackney.
After the death of Jonathan Wholey in 1841, a grocer from the City of London, his wife and daughter moved to 11 Middleton Road by the time of the 1861 census. His daughter Emma Keturah Wholey is recorded earlier at 11 Middleton Road in 1851, and died at 54 Middleton Road in 1866. Middleton Road is in the Dalston area of Hackney. This family belong to Wholey Family Tree W3, from Derbyshire.
Robert Atkinson Wholey (Wholey Family W2), lived at 127 Culford Road by 1891, having lived with his father in St Pancras and Islington. After his marriage Robert Atkinson Wholey emigrated with his wife and family to Canada, but is recorded on the 1901 census for Islington.
Islington (map)
Islington was formerly in Middlesex, north-east of the City of London. The London Borough of Islington cover the local area. Islington's Community website gives information about the local area as does the My Islington guide and Islington.net. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Highbury is also in the Islington area. Robert Crosby Wholey moved to Highbury by 1881 from St Pancras (probably 1880/81 as his wife died in St Pancras in 1880), living at 71 Mildmay Road, and then moving by his death in 1899 lived in Bethnal Green. Robert Crosby Wholey belongs to Wholey Family W2. His son, Robert Atkinson Wholey, lived at 68 Church Row with his wife and family in 1901.
Kentish Town (map)
Kentish Town was formerly in Middlesex, north-east of the City of London. The Kentish Town Forum gives local information. Robert Crosby Wholey's son Robert Atkinson Wholey was born at 9 Queen Street in 1870.
Old Broad Street, Old Street (map)
Thomas Wholey, of Wholey Family Tree W2, practiced as a doctor at Winchester House, 50 Old Broad Street between at least 1890 and 1905 and is mentioned in trade directories. Old Broad Street is at the north of the City of London.
St Pancras (map)
St Pancras is probably best know for being the train station in north London. Trains from St Pancras go to the East Midlands, Derby, and Sheffield. It is current being rebuilt (along with the neighbouring Kings Cross) and will become the Eurostar terminus for trains to Europe (replacing Waterloo in South London). St Pancras is also the name of the area, formerly in Middlesex and is north-west of the City of London. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website and the GENUKI website.
Robert Crosby Wholey was living in St Pancras by 1867 at the earliest, having been born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (Wholey Family W2). He lived with his family at 9 Green Street (1871) and moving to Highbury by 1881 (probably 1880/81 as his wife died in St Pancras in 1880).
Tottenham (map)
Tottenham was formerly in Middlesex, north-east of the City of London. More information can be found at the Vision of Britain website. By the time of the 1901 census, Robert Crosby Wholey's second wife and family were living at 51 Gladworth Road.
South London
Bermondsey (map)
Bermondsey was formerly in Surrey. The London SE1 Community website gives current information about the area, as do the local pages from Southwark Council. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Many Irish Wholeys have lived here including Wholey Family W1.
Greenwich (map)
Greenwich was formerly in Kent, and is now a London Borough Council. Greenwich is probably most famous for being the home of the Royal Observatory and Greenwich Mean Time (and the Millenium Dome). Maritime Greenwich is a world heritage site, and home to the National Maritime Museum and Cutty Sark. The University of Greenwich is also located in Greenwich, moving into the old Royal Navy College in 1998. Current local information can be found at the Greenwich Guide and from the BBC. More information about the local population can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Many Irish Wholeys have lived here including Wholey Family W1.
Lambeth (map)
Lambeth was formerly in Surrey. The London SE1 Community website gives current information about the area. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Many Irish Wholeys have lived here including Wholey Family W1.
Rotherhithe (map)
The Rotherhithe and Bermondsey Local History Group covers the local area, as do the local pages from Southwark Council. Many Irish Wholeys have lived here including Wholey Family W1.
St Olaves (map)
St Olaves is a parish in Southwark around the old South London ports opposite the Tower of London. The area has now been completely re-developed, but at the time many Irish Wholeys lived there in the 19th Century it was one of the most urban deprived areas in London. Member of Wholey Family Tree W1 lived in St Olaves from the 1870s onwards. Timothy Wholey and Jane Murray lived at a variety of addresses in St Olaves, reflecting the insecurity of the lives of dockers - who were employed on a day-to-day basis. 93 George Row (1877), 18 Reculver Road (1880), 7 Rudford Road (1891), 14 Fulford Street (1893-1898), 12 Albion Street (1899).
Southwark (map)
Southwark Council covers the local area. More information can be found from the Vision of Britain website. Many Irish Wholeys have lived here including Wholey Family W1.