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Families covered: Wheler of Leamington Hastings, Wheler of London, Wheler of Martin Husingtree

                               
Henry Wheler of London (bur 20.02.1564-5, grocer)
m. Agnes (bur 28.10.1613, m2. Thomas Elliott of London)
1. John Wheler of London & Holland (bpt 17.03.1559-60, d c12.1617, grocer)
  m1. Anne Hervey (dau of Henry Hervey of Chessington, sister of Lord William, widow of _ Ingelar)
  A. Sir William Wheler of Westminster, 1st Bart (dsp 06.08.1666, MP)
  m. Elizabeth Cole (bur 20.09.1670, dau of Michael Cole of Kensington)
  m2. Sarah (bur 08.03.1642-3, m2. Lawrence Goffe)
BP1934 reports that the 2nd Bart was cousin of the 1st Bart. It is therefore presumed that the following William, father of the 2nd Bart, was a son of the above Henry.
2. William Wheler of Martin Husingtree (Worcestershire) & Nantwich (Cheshire)
  m. Eleanor Puleston (d 01.06.1678, dau of Edward Puleston of Allington by Winifred, sister of Sir Thomas Trevor, baron of the Exchequer)
  A. Sir Charles Wheler of Martin Husingtree & Birdbury (Warwickshire), 2nd Bart, Governor of the Leeward Islands (b 1620, d 26.08.1683)
  m. (c08.1646) Dorothy Bindlosse (d 16.08.1684, dau of Sir Francis Bindlosse of Borwick Hall, sister of Sir Robert, Bart)
  i. Trevor Wheler (dvp unm 12.10.1678, Major)
ii. Sir William Wheler, 3rd Bart 'of Leamington Hastings' (d 23.02.1708-9)
  m. (15.01.1695-6) Teresa Widdrington (bur 07.05.1718, dau of Edward Widdrington, son of 1st Lord Widdrington)
  a. Sir Trevor Wheler, 4th Bart (bpt 25.11.1697, d unm bur 17.10.1718)
  b. Sir William Wheler, 5th Bart (bur 04.06.1763)
  m. (1726) Penelope Glynne (bur 23.01.1739-40, dau of Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart of Hawarden Close)
  (1) Sir William Wheler, 6th Bart 'of Leamington Hastings' (b 16.07.1726, bur 16.04.1790)
  m. (1754) Lucy Knightley (bur 27.03.1791, dau of Giles Knightley of Woodford)
  (A) Lucy Wheler
  m. (1777) E.S. Wilmot Sitwell of Stainsby
  (B)+ other issue (dvp)
  (2) Sir Charles Wheler, 7th Bart (b 22.12.1730, d 12.07.1821, prebendary of York, 3rd son)
  m. (20.01.1762) Lucy Strange (d 22.12.1800, dau of Sir John Strange, Master of the Rolls)
(A) Sir Trevor Wheler, 8th Bart (bpt 23.06.1763, d 04.02.1830)
  m. (20.03.1792) Harriet Beresford (d 09.08.1806, dau of Richard Beresford of Ashbourne)
  (i) Sir Trevor Wheler, 9th Bart (b 20.12.1792, dspms 06.09.1869, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m1. (15.10.1817) Lucy Dandridge (d 25.04.1859, dau of Geoge Dandridge of Worcester)
  m2. (14.12.1865, sp) Frances Carus-Wilson (d 06.10.1872, dau of Rev. W,. Carus-Wilson, widow of Rev. Jocelyn Willey of Camblesforth Hall)
  (ii) Sir Francis Wheler, 10th Bart (b 09.11.1801, d 04.04.1878, General) had issue
  m1. (02.1827) Caroline Palmer (d 01.1833, dau of Rev. C. Palmer)
  m2. (18.11.1841) Elizabeth Bishop (d 16.03.1900, dau of William Bishop)
  (iii) Lucy Wheler (d 1855)
  m. (04.1828) James Molony of Kiltanon
(iv)+ other issue - Harriet (d unm 14.09.1846), Anna Maria (b c1797, d 15.10.1880), Charlotte Teresa (d 26.02.1867), Agnes (d 01.10.1879)
  (B) Charles John Wheler (b 14.04.1766, d 26.09.1856)
  m. (13.11.1797) Isabel Close (d 30.09.1841, dau of John Close of Easby)
  (i) Edward Wheler (b 27.09.1798, d 16.11.1879) had issue
  m. (31.12.1845) Elizabeth Anne Galton (d 07.01.1906, dau of Samuel Tertius Galton of Duddleston House)
  (ii) Henry Trevor Wheler (b 09.08.1804, d 28.04.1860, rector of Berkley, 4th son) had issue
  m. (11.12.1834) Charlotte Isham (d 30.08.1885, dau of Rev. Charles Euseby Isham of Polebrook)
  (iii) Frederick Wheler (b 25.05.1812, dsp 31.12.1898, vicar of Dunchurch, 6th son)
  m. (27.10.1863) Catherine Emma Plowden (d 26.08.1900, dau of William Plowden of Ewhurst Park)
(iv) Isabella Penelope Wheler
  m. (30.12.1833) Rev. Percy Powlett (d 23.09.1894)
  (v) Sophia Wheler (d 23.11.1869)
  m. (1823) Hervey Wilmot Sitwell (vicar of Leamington Hastings)
  (vi)+ other issue - Charles John (b 23.11.1800, d 04.12.1822), Stephen Glynne (d 08.05.1865), Thomas Trevor (b 01.12.1809, d 28.04.1827, Captain), Emma (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm)
(C) William Wheler (b 03.11.1770, d 30.05.1834, Rev.) had issue
  m. (1807) Charlotte Harding (dau of William Harding of Baraset)
  (D) Penelope Wheler (d 11.03.1839)
  m. William Wilberforce Bird of Kenilworth
  (E) Jane Wheler
  m. George Dandridge of Worcester
  (F) Sarah Wheler (d 05.04.1839)
  m. Abraham Hume of Bilton Grange
(G) Lucy Wheler
  m. Rev. John Wise (son of Matthew of Leamington Priors)
  (H) Sophia Wheler (d 19.08.1837)
  m. Rev. John Biddulph (d 18.02.1863)
  (3) Edward Wheler in Calcutta (d 10.10.1783)
  m1. Harriet Chicheley Plowden
  m2. Charlotte Dunford (dau of George Durnford of Winchester)
Not clear which wife was mother of ...
  (A) Charlotte Wheler (d 1861)
  (B) Penelope Wheler (d 1857)
  m. (1817) Charles John Craven
  (4)+ other issue - Francis (dsp), John (d unm, prebendary of Westminster)
  c.+ 2 sons and 5 daughters
  iii. Sir Francis Wheler (d 1693, Admiral)
  m. (12.11.1685) Arabella Clifton
  a. ?? Wheler
  (1) Francis Wheler 'of Coventry' of Whitley Abbey, Warwickshire
  m. Jane Smith (dau of Abel Smith of Nottingham)
  (A) Jane Wheler (b c1754, d 05.12.1847, only dau/heir)
  m. (10.09.1772-4) Henry Hood, 2nd Viscount Hood (b 25.08.1753, d 25.01.1836)
  iv. Dorothy Elizabeth Wheler, Countess of Nassau

Main source(s): BP1934 (Wheler)
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