Hi my name is William and I would like to talk a little (maybe a lot) about myself.
The best place to start I suppose is with my Father; Born in Cumbria, Westmoreland in a little town (or village) called Brough. He was the youngest in the family of four brothers and one sister. His father John Whelpdale married to Isabella Anne Crossthwaite was a farmer (which is as much as I know about my grandad and grandmother).
My father must have been "onehellofaguy" to have had the interesting and most varied life which, to my regret, I didnt get to know much about. He must have been a fit young man as he joined the Parachute Regiment during his national service years and ended up in Palastine (Israel) as it was known then, he emigrated to Australia on his discharge and joined the Victoria Police force, where he married.........continued
The English surname Whelpdale, or Welpton, is of homonymic origin, belonging to that category of surnames deriving from a place near which the initial bearer resided. In this instance, the surname derives from someone who hailed from or dwelled in Whelpington in Northumberland. In the middle Ages, before the introduction of a structured system of surnames, bynames were often added to the personal name of the bearer for purposes of further identification. There are other place names called Whelpdale or Whelpton in Cumberland, Northants and East York. The place name itself derives from “the village of Hwelp’s people”, or “homestead where cubs (“whelps”) were raised”.....continued
Mam (Tiew Ah Yan)
Dad (Wilfred Whelpdale)