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Date:     26 May 2003                                Colin Wingrove       Revision: 29 September 2003                       Area: ENGLAND  > Kent           Wingroves of St Leonard's, Islington, London We are descended from the Wingroves of St Leonard's, Islington, London.  We can trace our origins back to the late 1700's A quick journey through the men folk of my direct lineage only, is as follows: Henry Wingrove            1770+ Sawyer (Carpenter) married to Helen                                       - Hertfordshire (stuck here at the moment)  Waller Wingrove            1799, Cow Keeper / Dairyman - Islington Henry Wingrove             20 Feb 1839, Horsekeeper - Islington William Waller Wingrove 21 March 1865, Horsekeeper - Islington William Walter Wingrove 11 Nov 1885, Doorman 'Islington Town Hall'. - Islington William Charles Wingrove 2 October 1919 - 1982                                           Machine Minder (Print Operator) Islington                                       Married Eileen Elizabeth Carr Colin Arthur Wingrove      13 Aug 19xx UK IS Service Delivery                                        Manager Aventis Pharma. Romford, Essex I can tell you that a coach owned by the Wingrove family transported one of Jack the Rippers victims bodies. The coach was burned and we don't know the full details, although the stables in Whitechapel London were owned by Charles Wingrove and my Great Grandfather William Waller Wingrove was both his brother and a Coachman. The Hansom Cabs owned by the Wingroves were used by the Duke of Clarence, Queen Victoria's youngest son who was associated with the Ripper murders (though proven innocent many times over) I have received enquiries whether I have any family legends of the period. Sadly I have not.  A George Wingrove was a Royal Marine Captain on board the Leviathan during Nelson's defeat of Napoleons fleet at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. This is the one where we took 20 ships and killed 14000 to nil losses of ships and the loss of 1500 personnel. Amongst the losses was that of Admiral Nelson, killed by a snipers bullet fired from the crow's-nest.  I have one story that concerns my late father, Cpl William Charles Wingrove. He was captured in Libya during the 2nd World War , 31/01/43, whilst serving in the East Surrey Regiment (now amalgamated with the Middlesex Regiment) aged 22 and was transferred to Stammlager IVB Muhlberg, Germany, 26,500 allied POW's. due south of Berlin about half way towards Czechoslovakia, along the River Elbe. Whilst captive he Captained an England soccer Team that played in an unofficial World Cup. Forty eight (48) nationalities were represented, Vichy France were excluded as they're contribution to the early War effort (7 days) was not acceptable to their erstwhile comrades. The final was played between England and Germany (comprised of the prison guards). England won one nil with my father scoring the winning goal, with a firm header from distance. The Team was managed by Sgt George Cartlidge a fellow from the East Surrey's and comprised Elliott, Beecham, Hunt, Robinson, Gray, Taylor, Herbert, McCarthy, Grantham, Keenan, Holt, Wingrove and Manager Cartlidge.  My mother has an inscribed one half of a cigarette case as a memento of the occasion, it was engraved by Russian prisoners at great personal risk. George Cartlidge (deceased) was given a magnificent trophy of a footballer kicking a ball with the legend, Champions Stalag IVB inscribed that was fashioned out of other melted cigarette cases. I have both seen the trophy and discussed the occasion with George as our families grew up in close proximity after the war. My father learned to speak German quite well as he traded for goods and information. His nickname was 'Griff' which when translated meant 'News Boy' as his fellows would call out to him "What's the Griff Bill. A work colleague of mine's father recalled him with fondness, Ray Nicholson which we discovered in a chance conversation. Sadly they never met up. His memories remained his own and he rarely spoke of his exploits as he lost many fine friends in the campaign. He was repatriated 16th of April 1945 by the 7th Armoured Division, 2nd British Army. This information is taken from an address book written by my father containing many entries by his fellow captives, their names and their then addresses, including American prisoners. My father died in 1982 emaciated by Cancer, his weight in death ironically equaled that of when he was repatriated. When I asked him if he hated Germans he replied "No, not the regular soldiers as they were doing their job as well as you or I would.  Added 20 September 2003 6145679 Corporal William Charles Wingrove   The East Surrey Regiment Captured in Tunisia 31.01.1943 by the Germans, his family were informed Missing believed Prisoner of War. He was passed over to the Italians and sent to Italy in a coal boat to Camp 66 at Capua , a tent city north of Naples where he became as POW 252362. There were a few water faucets and some holes in the ground for the sanitary needs of almost five thousand prisoners. There were no blankets and precious little food, and it was cold. The wind blew constantly off of the Sahara, the famed Sirocco or Mistral. He was then sent up to camp C.C.53 near Macerata and near Ancona on the Adriatic, until the Italians packed in. He was immediately recaptured by the Germans and sent by rail through the Brenner Pass, into southern Germany, to Stalag 4B near Muhlberg on the river Elbe. He was moved on the 5th of October 1944 to Stalag 357 in Fallingbostel, which was an overspill from , Kopernikus, Stalag XIB, until released by the 7th Armoured Brigade (Desert Rats) on the 16th of April 1945. He arrived back in the U.K. 23rd of April 1945. My direct lineage back to Jeromy 1585 Jeromy Wingrove      1585 – 8 Apr 1643, – Penn, Bucks      Wife Mary ? m. 1608 Henry Wingrove      16 Mar 1616 – June 1687, Penn, Bucks      Wife Agnes Williams m. 30 Mar 1646 Henry Wingrove      23 Apr 1648 – 1730, Penn, Bucks     Wife Hester Elburn m. 1672 Solomon Wingrove      29 Mar 1685 – 19 Oct 1756, Penn, Bucks     Wife Sarah Boulton m. 13 Dec 1716 Henry Wingrove      2 Aug 1724 – , Penn, Bucks     Wife Sarah Venables m. 24 Dec 1759 Henry Wingrove      24 Mar 1762 - , Stevenage, Herts     Wife Eleanor Shearman m.21 Jul 1794 Waller Wingrove      1799, Cow Keeper / Dairyman - Islington      Wife Mary Anne Onions m. 3 Oct 1819 Henry Wingrove      20 Feb 1839, Horsekeeper - Islington      Wife Jane Moxley m. 1 Jan 1861 William Waller Wingrove       21 Mar 1865 – 10 Aug 1898, Horsekeeper - Islington     Wife Elizabeth Wolfe m. 31 Jan 1885 William Walter Wingrove       11 Nov 1885 – 25 May 1951, Commissionaire, Islington       Wife Maria Malloy m. 20 Jul 1913 William Charles Wingrove       2 Oct 1919 – 28 Apr 1982, Print Operator, Essex       Wife Eileen Carr m. 10 Apr 1946  Colin Arthur Wingrove 13 Aug 19xx, IS Manager, Essex        Wife Jacqueline Glennister m. 15 Mar 19xx Colin Wingrove  All Submissions remain the Intellectual Property of the Submitter  & may be removed at any time at their direction.  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES                P R I V A C Y  P O L I C Y    LIST of CONTRIBUTORS

 

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