Individual Details

Eileen May "Nana" WILTON

(14 Dec 1897 - 6 Dec 1988)

Bridesmaid at Nanas wedding was Kathleen Reynolds, daughter of Elizabeth
Kate Wiley.
When nana died she was grandmother of 26, great grandmother of 62 and
great great grandmother of 5
Research into the Wilton family has been done by Mr Henry Budden of
Motueka. Husband of Wiltons 18th child.
There is a book on the Wiltons.
When Bev Wiley left Pop Wiley at the Bus station in Woodville it was nana
who was able to step in and care for the 3 wiley Children Margaret, Cheryl
& Rodney thus keeping them together as a family.
At the time Nana was working as a cooki at Whatman Home Masterton. She
was also a uniformed Salvationist and leader of the Sunday School.
Nana also took into the family lots of foster children.

Events

Birth14 Dec 1897
Marriage27 Jun 1917Knox Church, Masterton, New Zealand - James Hamilton Walter WILEY
Death6 Dec 1988Masterton, New Zealand

Families

SpouseJames Hamilton Walter WILEY (1881 - 1931)
ChildReginald James Hamilton WILEY (1918 - 1967)
ChildWalter David WILEY (1919 - 1988)
ChildJames Cornelius WILEY (1921 - 1985)
ChildIrene May WILEY (1923 - 2012)
ChildGeorge Edward WILEY (1924 - 2004)
ChildJohn WILEY (1927 - 1927)
ChildRuedolf WILEY (1928 - 1995)
ChildLaurence Cecil "Pop" WILEY (1929 - 1999)
FatherPaul Benjamin WILTON (1867 - 1947)
MotherMargaret (Maggie) JOHNSTONE (1869 - 1931)
SiblingReginald M WILTON (1887 - )
SiblingIvy WILTON (1888 - )
SiblingLiving
SiblingPaul WILTON (1902 - 1978)
SiblingLiving
SiblingMargaret May WILTON ( - 1976)