My interest in who went before me was sparked after the death of my mother in the mid 1990s. Amongst her papers was a copy of a small Whelan family history document compiled in 1976 by my father’s cousin Eileen for the occasion of my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary. I had not previously been aware of the document. It seems likely that the material Eileen had gathered was by word of mouth; but Eileen and most of those who contributed to that material are gone, and the knowledge they had is lost forever.
This website contains a summary of some of my family history. The Whelan, Hildebrand and Ballantyne lines are on my father’s side; the Williams line is my mother’s side. Click on one of the family group links in the drop-down menu above to read more. Enquiries: oztonywhelan AT gmail DOT com