Born in England on 18 June 1847, he came to Canada in 1880 and settled first at Winnipeg. After living in Brandon until at least 1886, where he worked as a bricklayer and builder, he returned to Winnipeg and operated a construction business with some of his sons until his death.
He and wife Sarah Anne Newton (1848-1912) had seven children: Joseph Wheeldon (1871-1932), Frank Wheeldon (1873-1919), Albert Wheeldon (1875-1934), Harry Wheeldon (1878-1945), Ethel Wheeldon (1882-?, wife of William E. Small), Alice Mary Wheeldon (1886-?, wife of Howard Henry Thurston), and Nellie Wheeldon (1889-?, wife of John Thompson Rollo).
He died at Winnipeg on 1 April 1903 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
1031 Rosser Avenue, Brandon
1890
Birth registrations [Ethel Wheeldon, Alice Wheeldon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1891 Canada census, Ancestry.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registrations [Henry Wheeldon, Sarah Ann Wheeldon, Frank Whuldon, Joseph Wheeldon, Albert Wheeldon, Harry Wheeldon], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Ethel Wheeldon, William E. Small], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Nellie Wheeldon, John Thompson Rollo], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Sarah Ann Wheeldon], Winnipeg Tribune, 5 October 1912, page 8.
“Adjoining biers for two who died same day,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 November 1932, page 7.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 March 2026
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