Captain David C. Whelpley

1833 - 1883  (49 years)

• Name	David C. Whelpley
  	to US — Ships Captain
  Birth	26 Dec 1833	Portland Parish, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America   [1, 2, 3]
  History	1 Jul 1867 (33 years)	Dominion of Canada established
  Census	1871 (37 years)	Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  In the 1871 Canadian Census, he was recorded, age XX, living in Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. He is listed as being in the Church of England and his occupation was a sea Captain.
  Age: 40
  Census	1881 (47 years)	Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  In the 1881 Canadian Census he was recorded, aged 50, as living in Lepreau, New Brunswick. His occupation is listed as a sea captain. His religion is listed as Church of England.
  Age: 50
  Death	26 Mar 1883	at sea   [2, 3, 5]
  	Funeral Card of Capt. David C. Whelpley
  Burial	Est 28 Mar 1883	Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. Green Mount Cemetery,  Montpelier, Vermont   [2, 3]
  	Gravestone of David and Harriet (Pangbourn) Whelpley, and their son, Horace W. Whelpley DAVID C. WHELPLEY BORN DEC 26, 1833 LOST AT SEA FEBY, 1883 - HARRIET J. WHELPLEY BORN JAN 31, 1834 - W.H. WHELPLEY 1870 - 1896
  Siblings	6 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Captain David C. Whelpley,   b. 26 Dec 1833, Portland Parish, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Mar 1883, at sea  (Age 49 years) ▻ Harriet Jane Pangbourne,  m. 28 Jun 1851 > 2. George Whelpley,   b. Abt 1835 ▻ Maria Williams,  m. 1859   3. William Whelpley,   b. Abt 1838   4. Oliver Whelpley,   b. Abt 1840   5. Mary Ann Whelpley,   b. 1842   6. Henry Whelpley,   b. Abt 1842 > 7. Elizabeth Whelpley,   b. 12 May 1846, Penobsquis, Kings County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 1909, Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 62 years) ▻ Henry Marvin Bowser,  m. say 1883 > 8. John Whelpley,   b. Abt 1846 ▻ Nancy Gray   9. Susan Whelpley,   b. 1848, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America   10. Isaac Whelpley,   b. Abt 1850, New Brunswick, British North America
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Wakeley,   b. 1510, Lenham, Kent, England d. —, Lenham, Kent, England   (8 x Great Grandfather)  Hannah Malone,   b. Abt 1816  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1685	Whelpley Line
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: The 1881 Census lists his birth as 1831

  
  

Father	William Whelpley,   b. Oct 1805, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 16 Apr 1873, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 67 years)
Mother	Hannah Malone,   b. Abt 1816
Family ID	F1428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Harriet Jane Pangbourne,   b. 31 Jan 1834, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Mar 1892, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 58 years)
Marriage	28 Jun 1851	Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America   [2, 3, 6]
Age at Marriage	He : 17 years and 6 months - She : 17 years and 5 months.
Children	4 sons and 4 daughters
>   1. Margaret Ann Whelpley,   b. 20 Mar 1856, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 12 Feb 1931, Mascarene, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 74 years) ▻ John Alexander McKenzie  m. 1884 >   2. Isbella Whelpley,   b. 27 Nov 1861, New Brunswick, British North America d. 6 Jun 1933, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A. (Age 71 years) ▻ Lionel Hartley Buck  m. 19 Oct 1882 >   3. Harriet Louise Whelpley,   b. 28 Feb 1863, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Apr 1927, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 64 years) ▻ William Henry Green  m. 1 May 1894 >   4. Edith M. Whelpley,   b. 1865, New Brunswick, British North America d. 26 Jan 1925, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California (Age 60 years) ▻ George Custer Bagley  m. 24 Dec 1895     5. John Lawrence Whelpley,   b. 1866, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America d. 25 Jan 1935, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 69 years) +   6. Horace William Whelpley,   b. 31 May 1870, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 Mar 1896, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A. (Age 25 years) ▻ Esther Agnes Matthews  m. 4 Oct 1894 >   7. Charles E. Whelpley,   b. 25 Jul 1872, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Sep 1931, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. (Age 59 years) ▻ Alice M. Bagley  m. 22 May 1894 >   8. Percival Medley Whelpley,   b. 7 Feb 1878, Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 12 Apr 1960, Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 82 years) ▻ Emma Alice Rawson  m. 17 Jun 1899
Family ID	F1426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Feb 2026




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain David C. Whelpley(1833 – 1883) 2William Whelpley(1805 – 1873) 4William Whelpley(Abt 1781 – 1830) 8Darling Whelpley(1738 – 1813) 16Jonathan Whelpley(1698 – 1772) 17Martha Pennoyer(1706 – 1739) 9Abigail Peck(1738 – 1813) 18Jeremiah Peck(1690 – 1765) 19Mary Johnson(1699 – 31 Aug1779) 5Mabel Thomas(Abt 1781 – 1866) 10Thomas Cope Thomas(1747 – 1831) 20Charles Thomas(1722 – 1773) 21Lydia Augur(1726 – 1803) 11Mary Blakeslee(1750 – 1823) 22 23 3Hannah Malone(Abt 1816 – ) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Dec 1833 - Portland Parish, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America Marriage - 28 Jun 1851 - Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America Census - 1871 - Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - 1881 - Lepreau, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 26 Mar 1883 - at sea Burial - Est 28 Mar 1883 - Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S126] Library and Archives Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Year: 1881; Census Place: Lepreau, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13179; Page: 3; Family No: 10. [S98] MacIntyre, J. Duncan. Descendants of Esther Matthews, (Indian Harbour Beach, Florida: manuscript, 11 February 1994). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 11025251 Capt David C. Whelpley. [S129] Library and Archives Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009), Year: 1871; Census Place: Lepreau, Charlotte, New Brunswick; Roll: C-10375; Page: 21; Family No: 70. [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Whelpley Family Tree [S128] Web Site: The Database of Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers, (http://www.archives.gnb.ca/APPS/NewspaperVitalStats/Default.aspx?culture=en-CA).