Saw Fenwick re Central News agreement – to town. Thanked Glendenning for handsome gift, 130 grey jerseys. To Town Hall to see Mayor. Found all well on board.
We left the wharf at 2.30 – bright sunshine – very gay scene. If anything more craft following us than at Lyttelton – Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Evans, and K. left at Heads and back in Harbour Tug. Other tugs followed farther with Volunteer Reserve Gunboat – all left about 4.30. Pennell ‘swung’ the ship for compass adjustment, then ‘away.’
Who are the two people with Scott? I assume the lady is Kathleen? Do we know who the man is?
Thanks
Keep going Scott! We believe in you!
The caption of the photo lists: ‘Kathleen Scott, Scott and Wyatt on bridge of ship ‘Terra Nova’’
Mr. Wyatt was business manager to the Expedition.
Christopher,
Many thanks.
David Britton
Great photo of George Frederick Wyatt b 1835, who helped my grandfather (Francis Wyatt) and my father (Francis George Wyatt) to emigrate to Australia
on the “Geelong” in 1911. We hold little information on his life other than he was Business Manager on the Expedition and helped his brother (Frank). Thanks
George Frederick Wyatt is my wife’s great grandfather who supplied provisions for the Terra Nova.
There are two Franks/Francis I have in our family history info: Frank born 1848 & a Frank born 1873
in Chigwell, Essex, who married an Alice Taylor. Are these the two Francis that you mention? Any
info you have on George Frederick would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks.
Hi Phil,
My father was Francis George Wyatt, born 1903, Walthamstow, England. His father was FRANK (not Francis , sorry) Wyatt (brother of George Frederick
Wyatt) and was born in Chigwell, Essex, England in 1873. As you say FRANK married my grandmother, ALICE A TYLER, born abt 1871 from Kelvedon Hatch,
Essex, England.
Frank’s father was ALBERT ERNEST WYATT, born 1841, who married EMMA MARLER, born 1839. They were married in 1864 at St Leonards, Shoreditch,
and had ten children (that I can account for). Frank being the fifth eldest whilst your wife’s great grandfather – George Frederick – was the second
youngest. To go back another generation Albert Ernest Wyatt’s father was James Wyatt, born 1801, with mother Harriet BUTTON, born 1800.
James & Harriet had 12 children, and FRANK WYATT born 1828 was their eleventh child.
Sorry we have little information on your wife’s grandfather other than our dad – FRANCIS GEORGE – called “Jim” had told how his kindly uncle paid the
passage for my grandfather and dad to come to Australia. We understand the debt was repaid after our grandfather got work in Australia.
Once granddad was established in Brighton, he paid for our grandmother and the rest of the family a year later to immigrate to Australia.
Hope this is of some help and I am more than happy to give you any information.
Hi Elaine. Many thanks for your recent info on the Wyatts. I’ve recently met Tony Zambra who married
Marie Cooke in 1951. She was the daughter of Nena Wyatt (sister of George Frederick and Frank). My
wife’s grandfather was Gilbert Philpott whose parents were William Henry and Jessie (nee Wyatt).
The Wyatts lived and worked at The Nightingale pub in Wansted, London for many years in 1800s.
My email address is nichols_10@hotmail.co.uk if you do have any more info. I can also send you
some info on the Wyatt family. Many thanks, Phil.
Dear Phil
Only just looked at this site after a cousin found a book (in Ireland) about Tom Crean who travelled on Scott’s last
expedition. Sorry about not responding sooner but will email you shortly.
Regards
Elaine.
My grandather was Frederick George Wyatt, born gravesend 1897 and died in 1949 he married Hilda maggie roots around 1924. I don’t know I there is any connection