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     Eleanor Puleston was the daughter of Edward Puleston and Winifred Trevor.² She married William Wheler, son of Henry Wheler and Agnes (?).¹ She died on 1 June 1678.¹
     Her married name became Wheler.

     Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. was born in 1620.¹ He was the son of William Wheler and Eleanor Puleston.² He married Dorothy Bindlosse, daughter of Sir Francis Bindlosse and Hon. Cecilia West, on 7 August 1648.¹ He died on 26 August 1683.¹
     He graduated from Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel in the 7th Regiment.¹ He held the office of Gentleman of the Privy Chamber.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Wheler, of City of Westminster, co. London [E., 1660] on 6 August 1666.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cambridge University between 1667 and 1679.¹ He held the office of Governor of the Leeward Islands.¹ He lived at Birdingbury, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Nancy Elizabeth Oliphant was born on 5 August 1918.¹ She is the daughter of Stuart Oliphant and Yvonne Marie Mansfield.¹

     Dorothy Bindlosse was the daughter of Sir Francis Bindlosse and Hon. Cecilia West.² She married Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt., son of William Wheler and Eleanor Puleston, on 7 August 1648.¹ She died on 16 August 1684.¹
     From 7 August 1648, her married name became Wheler.

     Major Trevor Wheler was the son of Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Bindlosse.² He died on 12 October 1678, unmarried.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the 7th Foot.¹

     Sir William Wheler, 3rd Bt. was born in 1654. He was the son of Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Bindlosse.² He married Teresa Widdrington, daughter of Hon. Edward Widdrington, on 15 January 1695/96.¹ He died on 23 February 1708/9.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Wheler, of City of Westminster, co. London [E., 1660] on 26 August 1683.¹

     Admiral Sir Francis Wheler was born circa 1656. He was the son of Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Bindlosse.² He married Arabella Clifton, daughter of Clifford Clifton and Frances Finch, on 12 November 1685.¹ He died on 19 February 1694, drowned in the shipwreck of H.M.S. Sussex, near Gibraltar.¹
     He fought in the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.¹ He held the office of Governor of Deal Castle.¹ He fought in the Battle of Barfleur in 1692.

     Arabella Clifton was the daughter of Clifford Clifton and Frances Finch.² She married Admiral Sir Francis Wheler, son of Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Bindlosse, on 12 November 1685.¹ She died in 1720.²
     From 12 November 1685, her married name became Wheler.

     Dorothy Elizabeth Wheler is the daughter of Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Bindlosse.² She married Count of Nassau.¹
     She held the office of Maid of Honour to Queen Catherine of Braganza.¹

     Count of Nassau married Dorothy Elizabeth Wheler, daughter of Sir Charles Wheler, 2nd Bt. and Dorothy Bindlosse.¹