De Whelock
Hugh De Whelock a Norman?
Have we got it wrong all this time?
Kevin Wheelock's research into the origins of the De Whelock name suggest that the name may have come from Normandy during the Invasion and not from Saxon England as original thought and possibly debunks the accepted explanations that have been made over the last 54 years.
It is a thought provoking view which requires additional investigation in France and the Normandy region, The attached document examines this view and its historical context
According to Kevin Wheelock who has investigated the name over several years. The attached document examines this view and its historical context
HomePeruvian Origins
Peruvian Origins of the Wheelock Family
During the summer of 2008, Jaime Wheelock Roman too advantage of a visit to Lima, Peru to gather documental information about Thomas Wheelock, his stay in Peru and also about the family that he formed marrying the daughter of Mr. Martin de Osambela, Ana Maria.
He himself had heard from his grandfather Wilfred Wheelock and father Ricardo somewhat vague and remote stories about the Peruvian links of the Wheelock Family from Nicaragua. The following writings gather the information he was able to collect and collate during that trip.
Thanks to the Peruvian historian and researcher Mr. Guillermo Gutierrez Lymha, to the curator of the Historic House: Casa Osambela. Mr. Lizardo Reyes Bustamante. Also to the historian Mr. Theodore Hampe Martinez for his amiable help and answers to his questions about Mr. Martin de Osambela y Osambela.
The Book was published originally in Spanish and alongside it is the English translation. Enjoy
Origenes Peruanos de la familia Wheelock
Peruvian Origins of the Wheelock Family Front and back cover English version