Frederick Ernest WHITTON
Name: WHITTON Frederick Ernest
Date of Birth: 21 November 1921
Birth Location: Collie, Western Australia (Reg No 6600518)
Also Known As: Fred
Age: 87 years
Date of Death: 1 March 2009
Death Location: Unknown
Date of Burial: 10 March 2009
Denomination: Jehovah’s Witness
Row/Grave: Row 3 / Grave 11
Grave Transcription:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FREDERICK ERNEST
WHITTON
21ST NOV 1921 – 1ST MARCH 2009
FATHER OF
FREDERICK D. AND TARMA
(dad also to MERLE)
Father: Thomas James Whitton born: 1886 Eticup WA. Died: 27 January 1955 Buried Collie Cemetery.
Married: 1912 Perth WA.
Mother: Ethel Annie Pike born: 1889 Melbourne Vic. Died: 28 April 1963 Wooroloo. Buried Karrakatta Cemetery.
Grandfather (Father): George William Whitton born: 1838 Died: 1 December 1913 Broomehill WA.
Married: 1880 Albany, WA.
Grandmother (Father): Mary Ann Birchall born: 15 February 1863 Kojonup, WA. Died: 24 September 1950. Buried Karrakatta Cemetery.
Grandfather (Mother): Alexander Henry Pike born: April 1851 Middlesex, England. Died: 4 June 1902 WA.
Married: 1871 Victoria.
Grandmother (Mother): Elizabeth Emily Brain born: October 1852 Middlesex, England. Died: 9 June 1904 Kalgoorlie.
Siblings:
Henry Pike Whitton born: 23 September 1912 Kojonup. Died: 1 August 1980 Darwin.
Thomas George Whitton born: 1914 Collie.
Isabella Alice Whitton born: 1917 Collie. Married: 1941 Perth Cyril Rutley.
Lesley Raymond Whitton born: 23 September 1925 Collie. Died: 10 July 1990. Buried Collie Cemetery.
Spouse: Linda May Jelleff (nee Newbey) born: 19 June 1910 Albany. Died: 30 October 1992 Busselton.
Married: 1945 Bunbury.
Children:
Frederick Desmond Whitton born: 16 March 1945 Collie. Died: 8 March 2017. Buried Capel Cemetery.
Tarma Whitton
Stepchildren:
Richard William Jelleff born: 31 May 1930 Died: 23 August 2025. Buried Bunbury Cemetery. Married: 1952 Gwyneth Rosamund Edwards.
Ivan James Jelleff born: 21 February 1933 Died: 2 October 2014. Cremated Fremantle. Married: 1. 1954 Maxine Jean Snell. 2. 1957 Helen Faye Tuke.
Lindsay Roy Jelleff born: 8 May 1938 Died: 16 January 2002 Busselton. Married: 1960 Subiaco Karen Nancy Williams.
Merle Levain Jelleff born: 16 May 1940 Married: 1960 David Albert Lee.
Occupation: Caravan Park Proprieter
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