__ | __|__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | __| | | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | _George Whipple ________| | (1809 - 1875) m 1840 | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | | __| | | | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | | |__|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | | __|__ | | | | |__| | | | | __ | | | | |__|__ | | |--George Mathews Whipple | (1842 - 1893) | __ | | | __|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | | __|__ | | | | | | |__| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |_Jane Prudence Mathews _| (1811 - 1893) m 1840 | | __ | | | __|__ | | | __| | | | | | | __ | | | | | | |__|__ | | |__| | | __ | | | __|__ | | |__| | | __ | | |__|__
!SOURCE: 1881 British Census, Greater London Region. Dwelling: Jocelyn Rd Oak Villa; Census Place: Richmond, Surrey, England; Source: FHL Film 1341200, PRO Ref RG11, Piece 0844, Folio 69, Page 33.
!SOURCE: "Descendants of George Whipple of England," email from B. Huckins to Weldon Whipple, 31 Jan 2008. Spells middle name Mathews.
George Mathews Whipple was a Physicist of note and served as the Superintendent of the Kew Observatory in 1876 until his death. He wrote for the Quarterly Journal (Meteorological Soc), and served on the council of the Meteorological Society and acted as its foreign Secretary. He was a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Soc and an asst't examiner at the University of London. He published a Report on the Eruption of Krakotoa pub by the Royal Society in 1888 (magnetic section).
RIN 117656. Quick link to this page: https://genweb.whipple.org/117656
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