Branch 1


Descendants of William Wontner
Generation 1

1.    WILLIAM1 WONTNER . He married MARTHA WILKS.

William Wontner and Martha Wilks had the following children:

i.       SUSANNAH2 WONTNER was born in 1794 in Stoke Prior, Herefordshire, England.

2.             ii. MARIA WONTNER was born in 1799 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She married John Gwin on 09 Sep 1824 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

iii.     THOMAS WONTNER was born in 1801 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

iv.    ROBERT WONTNER was born in 1809. He died in 1863.

v.      MARTHA WONTNER was born in 1809.

3.             vi. WILLIAM ANDREW WONTNER was born in 1810 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1871. He married Margaret Allridge in 1836 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She was born in 1807. She died in Apr 1876 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

vii.   SARAH WONTNER was born in 1813. She died on 08 Jun 1862.

Generation 2

2.    MARIA2 WONTNER (William1) was born in 1799 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She married John Gwin on 09 Sep 1824 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

John Gwin and Maria Wontner had the following child:

4.             i. EDWARD3 WONTNER was born about 1821 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Jan 1876 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He married Elizabeth Usk in Jul 1845 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She was born about 1817 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She died in Oct 1877 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom.

3.    WILLIAM ANDREW2 WONTNER (William1) was born in 1810 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1871. He married Margaret Allridge in 1836 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She was born in 1807. She died in Apr 1876 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

William Andrew Wontner and Margaret Allridge had the following children:

i.       MARTHA3 WONTNER was born in 1837.

5.             ii. ROBERT WONTNER was born in 1840 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in 1923 in Shropshire, England. He married Sarah Davis in 1867 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. She was born in 1830 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. She died in 1908 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

6.             iii. SARAH WONTNER was born in 1842 in Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1912 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She married William Noden in Oct 1861 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He was born in Apr 1843 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Sep 1921 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

iv.    EMMA WONTNER was born in 1844. She died in 1844.

7.             v. WILLIAM WONTNER was born on 15 Jun 1845. He died about Feb 1884. He married AGNES WILKINSON. She was born in 1845. She died in 1929.

vi.    SUSANNAH WONTNER was born on 11 Jun 1848 in Bowley Lane, Bodenham, Hertfordshire.

vii.   HANNAH WONTNER was born in 1849.

viii.  MARIA WONTNER was born in Jun 1850. She died in Aug 1850.

ix.    REUBEN WONTNER was born in 1851. He died in 1851.

Generation 3

4.    EDWARD3 WONTNER (Maria2, William1) was born about 1821 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

He died in Jan 1876 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He married Elizabeth Usk in Jul 1845 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She was born about 1817 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She died in Oct 1877 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom.

Edward Wontner and Elizabeth Usk had the following children:

8.             i. ROBERT4 OWENS was born about 1836. He died in Apr 1890 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He married HANNAH. She was born about 1843 in Kington, Herefordshire, England.

ii.      THOMAS WILLIAM WONTNER was born about 1846 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.
9.             iii. CLARA JANE WONTNER was born in Jan 1848 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She died in Sep 1941 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. She married Richard John Leek in Apr 1874 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He was born about 1849 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England. He died in 1922 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

iv.    EDWARD JOHN WONTNER was born in 1851 in Leominster, Herefordshire, United Kingdom. He died about Dec 1851 in Leominster, Herefordshire, United Kingdom.

10.          v. JOSEPH WONTNER was born on 12 Nov 1852 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Sep 1924 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. He married Clara Jane Bell, daughter of William Bell and Jessie Bell gardner, in Mar 1894 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. She was born on 04 Jan 1865 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England. She died in Jul 1938 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.

11.          vi. ARTHUR WONTNER was born about 1854 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Jul 1894 in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. He married ELIZABETH H WRIGHT. She was born about 1845 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.

vii.   MARTHA LOUISE WONTNER was born about 1856 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1919 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. She married William Henry Dawe in Apr 1883 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He was born in 1856 in Withington, Herefordshire, England.

viii.  MARY WONTNER was born about 1858 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She married James Hibbert in Jul 1882 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

ix.    EDWARD JOHN WONTNER was born on 02 Nov 1861 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Jan 1862 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.


5.    ROBERT3 WONTNER (William Andrew2, William1) was born in 1840 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in 1923 in Shropshire, England. He married Sarah Davis in 1867 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. She was born in 1830 in Herefordshire, United Kingdom. She died in 1908 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

Robert Wontner and Sarah Davis had the following children:

i.       MARTHA4 WONTNER was born in Jul 1867 in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1954 in Lancashire, England. She married Edward Adams Ball in Jul 1888 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

ii.      MARGARET WONTNER was born in 1869 in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England.

iii.     SUSANNA GERTRUDE WONTNER was born in Sep 1869 in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1940. She married Unknown Howard or Williams in Sep 1890 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

iv.    ELIZABETH WONTNER was born in 1873 in Bodenham, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1953. She married Bernard Clements in Mar 1898 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

12.          v. WILLIAM ANDREW WONTNER was born in 1874. He died in 1937 in Shropshire, England. He married Emily Elizabeth Watkins, daughter of Charles James Watkins, on 20 Aug 1895 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She was born in 1872. She died in 1950 in Shropshire, England.


6.    SARAH3 WONTNER (William Andrew2, William1) was born in 1842 in Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England. She died in 1912 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She married William Noden in




Oct 1861 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He was born in Apr 1843 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Sep 1921 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.



William Noden and Sarah Wontner had a son (Henry James Noden) who was born in 1863 in Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire, England. He died on 26 January 1950 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Heny’s descendants are not recorded as part of this surname study.





7.     WILLIAM3 WONTNER (William Andrew2, William1) was born on 15 Jun 1845. He died about Feb 1884. He married AGNES WILKINSON. She was born in 1845. She died in 1929.



William Wontner and Agnes Wilkinson had the following children:



i.        MARY4 WONTNER was born in 1868. She died in 1880.



ii.      FLORENCE MARGARET WONTNER was born in 1872. She died in 1884.



iii.     MARIA WONTNER was born on 20 Oct 1874. She died about Oct 1943.



iv.     MARTHA HANNAH WONTNER was born on 19 Apr 1876.



v.      LAURA WONTNER was born in 1877. She died in 1883.



vi.     RHODA ANNIE WONTNER was born in 1883.




Generation 4



8.     ROBERT4 OWENS (Edward3 Wontner, Maria2 Wontner, William1 Wontner) was born about 1836. He died in Apr 1890 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. He married HANNAH. She was born about 1843 in Kington, Herefordshire, England.



Robert Owens and Hannah had the following children:



i.        THOMAS5 OWENS was born about 1862 in Kington, Herefordshire, England.



ii.      MARGARET OWENS was born about 1864 in Kington, Herefordshire, England.



9.     CLARA JANE4 WONTNER (Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born in Jan 1848 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. She died in Sep 1941 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. She married Richard John Leek in Apr 1874 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He was born about 1849 in Ombersley, Worcestershire, England. He died in 1922 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.



Richard John Leek and Clara Jane Wontner had the following child:



i.        MARK HENRY5 LEEK was born about 1878 in Warley, Worcestershire, England. He died in Apr 1962 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.



10.    JOSEPH4 WONTNER (Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born on 12 Nov 1852 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Sep 1924 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. He married Clara Jane Bell, daughter of William Bell and Jessie Bell gardner, in Mar 1894 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales. She was born on 04 Jan 1865 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England. She died in Jul 1938 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.



Joseph Wontner and Clara Jane Bell had the following children:



14.          i. ARTHUR HENRY5 WONTNER was born about 1896 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales. He died on 27 Mar 1964 in Stafford, England. He married Hilda I Bull in Jul 1925 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England. She was born in 1897. She died in Dec 1967 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.



15.          ii. WILLIAM LIONEL WONTNER was born about 1898 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales. He died on 16 Sep 1940 in Monmouthshire, Wales. He married Kathleen Freda Watkins in Jul 1931 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. She was born on 20 May 1900. She died in Jul 1991 in North Dorset, England.



11.    ARTHUR4 WONTNER (Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born about 1854 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He died in Jul 1894 in Warwickshire, United Kingdom. He married ELIZABETH H WRIGHT. She was born about 1845 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.



Arthur Wontner and Elizabeth H Wright had the following children:



i.        EDWARD ARTHUR5 WONTNER was born about 1879 in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England. He died on 25 Sep 1936.



ii.      LOUISA E WONTNER was born about 1881 in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England



iii.     THOMAS JAMES WONTNER was born about 1885 in Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England. He died on 08 Jul 1916 (Killed in action in World War One).



12.    WILLIAM ANDREW4 WONTNER (Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born in 1874. He died in 1937 in Shropshire, England. He married Emily Elizabeth Watkins, daughter of Charles James Watkins, on 20 Aug 1895 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She was born in 1872. She died in 1950 in Shropshire, England.



William Andrew Wontner and Emily Elizabeth Watkins had the following children:



i.        GERALD W5 WONTNER was born in 1898 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in 1913 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.



16.          ii. CECIL CHARLES WONTNER was born on 23 Jul 1900 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in 1977 in Alberta, Canada. He married Jean in Canada.

17.          iii. ROBERT CLIVE WONTNER was born on 26 Sep 1903 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in Dec 1974 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. He married Evelyn Meredith in 1926 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



iv.     GWENDOLINE EMILY KATHLEEN WONTNER was born in Apr 1906 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She died in 1987 in Shropshire, England. She married Didlick in Jun 1927 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



v.      WINIFRED MAUD WONTNER was born about Aug 1908 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



vi.     FEMALE WONTNER was born in 1910. She died in 1910.



18.          vii. EDWIN R H WONTNER was born on 09 Jan 1912 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in Jun 1983 in South Glamorgan, Wales. He married (1) STELLA REYNOLDS in Apr 1946 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. She was born on 29 Jan 1907. She died in Jul 1985 in South Glamorgan, Wales. He married (2) IRENE R WRIGHT in Jan 1934 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She was born about 1912 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She died in Mar 1945 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.




Generation 5



14.    ARTHUR HENRY5 WONTNER (Joseph4, Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born about 1896 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales. He died on 27 Mar 1964 in Stafford, England. He married Hilda I Bull in Jul 1925 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England. She was born in 1897. She died in Dec 1967 in Gosport, Hampshire, England.



Arthur Henry Wontner and Hilda I Bull had the following children:



i.        VERA A6 WONTNER was born in Jun 1930 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. She married Marshall B Woolley in Sep 1955 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. He was born in Jun 1929 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire.



20.          ii. ARTHUR A WONTNER was born in Sep 1932 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. He died on 08 Jun 2013 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He married Joyce A Biddle in Jun 1958 in Oldbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. She was born in Sep 1936 in Oldbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.



15.    WILLIAM LIONEL5 WONTNER (Joseph4, Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born about 1898 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales. He died on 16 Sep 1940 in Monmouthshire, Wales. He married Kathleen Freda Watkins in Jul 1931 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. She was born on 20 May 1900. She died in Jul 1991 in North Dorset, England.



William Lionel Wontner and Kathleen Freda Watkins had the following children:



21.          i. PATRICIA M6 WONTNER was born in Dec 1932 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. She married Humphrey C Cheetham in Jun 1962 in Middlesex, England. He was born in Dec 1924 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England.



ii.      CHARLES W WONTNER was born in Sep 1937 in Abergavenny, Wales.



16.    CECIL CHARLES5 WONTNER (William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born on 23 Jul 1900 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in 1977 in Alberta, Canada. He married Jean in Canada.



Cecil Charles Wontner and Jean had the following children:



i.        JOYCE6 WONTNER was born on 11 May 1934 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She died on 04 Aug 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (It is with sadness and joy that we announce the passing of Joyce Amelia Wontner at the Sarcee Hospice. She is survived by her brother Cecil; cousins Bill and Karen Wontner, Mike and Mary Wontner, Marie Hutchinson, Dianne Vass and their families in the U.K.).



ii.      CECIL JAMES WONTNER was born in Canada.



17.    ROBERT CLIVE5 WONTNER (William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born on 26 Sep 1903 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in Dec 1974 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. He married Evelyn Meredith in 1926 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



Robert Clive Wontner and Evelyn Meredith had the following children:



i.        EVELYN J6 WONTNER was born in 1928 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



ii.      DOROTHY R WONTNER was born in 1931 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.



18.    EDWIN R H5 WONTNER (William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born on 09 Jan 1912 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He died in Jun 1983 in South Glamorgan, Wales. He married

(1)             STELLA REYNOLDS in Apr 1946 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. She was born on 29 Jan 1907. She died in Jul 1985 in South Glamorgan, Wales. He married (2) IRENE R WRIGHT in Jan 1934 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She was born about 1912 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She died in Mar 1945 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



Edwin R H Wontner and Stella Reynolds had the following children:



i.        JENNIFER MARY6 WONTNER was born in 1939. She died in 1983.



ii.      SHIRLEY MAUD WONTNER was born on 17 Sep 1944 in Ivy House, Ludlow. She died in 1945 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.



iii.     CELIA A WONTNER was born in Sep 1946 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She married John E Jones in Jun 1964 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.



22.          iv. WILLIAM R WONTNER was born in Mar 1952 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He married Karen L Hughes in 1978 in South Glamorgan, Wales.

Edwin R H Wontner and Irene R Wright had the following children:



23.          v. NORMA J WONTNER was born in Jul 1934 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She married John R Plante in Jul 1962 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He was born in Jun 1931 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.



24.          vi. LIVING WONTNER was born in Dec 1936. He married Living Evans in Jul 1959 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.





Kent, England. She was born in Dec 1928 in Woolwich, Kent, England.




Generation 6



20.    ARTHUR A6 WONTNER (Arthur Henry5, Joseph4, Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born in Sep 1932 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. He died on 08 Jun 2013 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. He married Joyce A Biddle in Jun 1958 in Oldbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. She was born in Sep 1936 in Oldbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.



Arthur A Wontner and Joyce A Biddle had the following children:



i.        LIVING7 WONTNER was born in Mar 1960 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. He married LISE B BECKETY.



ii.      LIVING WONTNER was born in Sep 1962 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.



21.    PATRICIA M6 WONTNER (William Lionel5, Joseph4, Edward3, Maria2, William1) was born in Dec 1932 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. She married Humphrey C Cheetham in Jun 1962 in Middlesex, England. He was born in Dec 1924 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England. Together they had 3 daughters (surname: Cheetham) who are not included in this surname study.







22.    WILLIAM R6 WONTNER (Edwin R H5, William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born in Mar 1952 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. He married Karen L Hughes in 1978 in South Glamorgan, Wales.



William R Wontner and Karen L Hughes had the following children:



25.          i.   LIVING7 WONTNER was born in 1978 in Wales, United Kingdom. He married LIVING LEE.



ii.      LIVING WONTNER was born in 1980 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom.



23.    NORMA J6 WONTNER (Edwin R H5, William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born in Jul 1934 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She married John R Plante in Jul 1962 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. He was born in Jun 1931 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Together they had 3 daughters (surname: Plante) who are not included in this surname study.





24.    LIVINGC6 WONTNER (Edwin R H5, William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born in Dec 1936. He married Living Evans in Jul 1959 in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.



Living Wontner and Living Evans had the following children:



i.        LIVING7 WONTNER was born in Dec 1960 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England. She married LIVING Clement in Shropshire, England.



ii.      LIVING WONTNER was born in Jan 1967 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England.




Generation 7



25.    CHRIS7 WONTNER (William R6, Edwin R H5, William Andrew4, Robert3, William Andrew2, William1) was born in 1978 in Wales, United Kingdom. He married LIVING LEE.



Together they had the following child:



i.        LIVING8 WONTNER was born in January 2011 in Cardiff, Wales.

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