Family of Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE and Olive Caroline WEST

Husband:	Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE (1883-1959)
Wife:	Olive Caroline WEST (1882-1961)
Children:	Marian Hoadly TRELEASE (1909-1990)
	Jessie Wheeler TRELEASE (1911-1973)
	Edna Jean TRELEASE (1913-1972)
Marriage	15 Sep 1908	Greeley, Colorado, USA

Husband: Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE

	Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE		Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE, alexander Thomas Hoadly Trelease Family		Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE, Alexander Thomas Hoadly Trelease

Name:	Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE
Sex:	Male
Father:	Richard TRELEASE (1854-1925)
Mother:	Jessie HOADLY (1859-1937)
Birth	23 Nov 1883	42 Union Street, Torquay, Devon, England 1
Education		John Roan School, Greenwich
Census	5 Apr 1891 (age 7)	Torquay, Devon 2
Emigration	8 Nov 1902 (age 18)	from Southampton, Hants to New York, N.Y., USA 3
Death	11 Nov 1959 (age 75)	San Bernadino, California, USA

Additional Information

Census

42 Union Street, Torquay, Devon

Wife: Olive Caroline WEST

	Olive Caroline WEST		Olive Caroline WEST, AlecOlive Trelese children

Name:	Olive Caroline WEST
Sex:	Female
Father:	George WEST ( - )
Mother:	-
Birth	15 Sep 1882	Greeley, Colorado, USA
Death	3 Feb 1961 (age 78)	San Diego, California, USA

Child 1: Marian Hoadly TRELEASE

	Marian Hoadly TRELEASE, Marian Hoadly Trelease copy		Marian Hoadly TRELEASE, Marian Hoadly Trelease1963

Name:	Marian Hoadly TRELEASE
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Harold ROGERS ( - )
Birth	27 Jun 1909	Colorado 1
Death	23 Nov 1990 (age 81)	San Diego, California, USA 1

Child 2: Jessie Wheeler TRELEASE

	Jessie Wheeler TRELEASE, Jessie Wheeler Lamm		Jessie Wheeler TRELEASE, Jessie Wheeler Trelease

Name:	Jessie Wheeler TRELEASE
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Dwight Jennings LAMM (1913-1986)
Birth	13 Nov 1911	Pueblo, Colorado, USA 1
Death	6 Mar 1973 (age 61)	Vancouver, Wa 1

Child 3: Edna Jean TRELEASE

	Edna Jean TRELEASE, 1963, age 50, Edna Jean Thurston 1963		Edna Jean TRELEASE, Edna Jean Trelease

Name:	Edna Jean TRELEASE
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	William Henry THURSTON (1910-2000)
Birth	25 Dec 1913	Pueblo, Colorado, USA 1
Death	18 Jul 1972 (age 58)	Seal Beach, Orange County, California, USA 1

Note on Husband: Alexander Thomas Hoadly TRELEASE - shared note

Do you know anything about the notes on Jessie and Thomas ???

 

I found these writings in book...by my Grandfather.

 

"Family lived at Honnslow [sic] in summer of 1901. (Suburb of London)" At age 12, (Alex) the family moved to Upper Tooting, near Balham in County of Surrey, only a few miles from London.

Alexander sang in the choir at Trinity Episcopal Church here.

His brother, Richard, sang in the Westminster Abbey choir in London under the direction of Sir Frederick Bridge."

 

"Moved to the country near Reading to try raising chickens when Jessie Hoadly Trelease came into some money.

 

"My grandfather, Alec, acted in the Old Globe here in San Diego, at Balboa Park before the company went equity...back in the 1950's. He performed in plays around the city in little community theatres. He sang in the church choir at St Pauls Episcopal Church near Balboa Park.

 

Alexander Thomas Hoadly Trelease was in the National Guard and was on duty in Telluride and Silverton during some silver mining strikes.

That is where he met my Grandmother, Olive West in 1903. She was a kindergarten teacher in Telluride from 1902 to 1906 and that is how they met.

 

Letter:

Found in memory book Alec Trelease made -

Titled "England 1951 to1957"

Note written in his hand states:

 

This letter and map were used by Mrs. Robinson, Mother of Rev. Robinson, Rector if St Pauls Episcopal Church, San Diego, California, when she visited England and checked up on places in Torquay, Devonshire where I was born in 1883.

 

San Diego, California Monday Jan 30 1950

Dear Mrs. Robinson, (Map on back of letter)

This map is a rough sketch of the part of Torquay I was familiar with.

42 Union Street was the house I was born in on Nov 23, 1883.

We lived upstairs over the store which at that time was occupied by my Father as a clothing store known as R. Trelease & Co.

Later taken over by Middleton's China store.

Camborne House is the school I went to, it was a private school conducted by two maiden ladies called Misses Henley - long since deceased.

Upton Church: I was baptized in, and also sang in the choir. I was a very small boy then. I think it was damaged in World War II by a German bomb, but I suppose has since been repaired.

If you have time to enter the church, unless it is changed, the chancel is polished marble, and we used to change our shoes and wear ( can't figure word looks like....dust....) slippers when we walked on it, to prevent scratching it.

The ceiling of the chancel was blue with gold stars and the altar beautifully carved stone, as I remember.

The other landmarks I wrote in the map to help you locate the places I mentioned.

(signed) A. H. Trelease

Map...on back...(date: Oct 1951)...notes written on map by Mrs. Robinson By Fleet street to Strand and Harbor she wrote: I did not have time to go inside church but I think the outside very lovely.

Union str now one of busiest street. Busses and people everywhere.

 

Pencil written note:

 

I am pleased to have met Mrs. Robinson and am glad to say the old firm is still here.

Mr. Trejale our assistant left last year after 54 years service.

signed: Miss D. Middleton

 

Under that note Mrs. Robinson wrote:

 

It was bombed during the war. The number is now 102, not 42. Lovely display of china as well as other household things.

Sources

1	Suzanne Trelease, Email to Suzanne Trelease to Graham Hoadly.
	Graham Hoadly.

2	"Census 1891 (Richard Trelease) Torquay, Devon RG12/1703/?/18" (RG12/1703/?/18). RG12/1703/?/18. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Primary evidence.

	Source: Census 1891 (Richard Trelease) Torquay, Devon RG12/1703/?/18, Jessie Trelease 91

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"FindMyPast". Assessment: Secondary evidence. Text From Source: Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Name: Alex TRELEASE Date of departure: 8 November 1902 Port of departure: Southampton Destination port: New York Destination country: USA Date of Birth: 1884 (calculated from age) Age: 18 Marital Status: Single Sex: Male Occupation: Gent Notes: Passenger recorded on: Page 6 of 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ship: PHILADELPHIA Official Number: Master's name: John A Broomhead Steamship Line: Where bound: New York, USA Square feet: 10611 Registered tonnage: 4577 Passengers on voyage: 430