The Whistler Family of Aldermaston and the Area in Census Returns

Craftsmen of Aldermaston and Sherborne St John

The children of John and Elizabeth Whistler of Aldermaston Ann (1804–1846) married     Richard Goddard John (1805–1870)   Ann Cumber Laura (1807–1867)   (1) John Howlett Beatley; (2) Robert Harrison Wake Martha (1808–1870)   George Sweetzer James (1810–1885)   Mary Ann Slater Thomas (1811–1873)     Mary (1813–1869)   William James Lovegrove Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website. Note: In the 1841 census, the age was rounded down to the nearest five for those aged 15 or over.
Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
1841 census – Aldermaston, Berkshire     Reference: HO107/29/1 (folio 13, p. 24)
Eliza Whistler			70	Shop Keeper	N
Mary Cripps			14	F.S. [female servant]	N
James Whistler
1841 census – Swallowfield Village, Swallowfield, Wiltshire                       Reference: HO107/1165/14 (folio 12, p. 2)
James Whistler			25	Painter	N
Note: The Wiltshire part of Swallowfield was transferred to Berkshire in 1844.
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Aldermaston, Berkshire     Reference: HO107/1691 (folio 248, p. 37)
Elizabeth Whistler	Head	Widow	77	Shopkeeper	Silchester, Hampshire
James Whistler	Son	Unmarried	40	Painter & Glazier	Aldermaston
Hannah Penford	Sister	Widow	67	Servant	Silchester, Hampshire
1861 census – West Swallowfield, Berkshire     Reference: RG9/751 (folio 61, p. 3)
James Whistler	Head	Married	50	Painter & Glazier	Aldermaston
Mary Ann Whistler	Wife	Married	36		Swallowfield
Notes: On 6 March 1852 James Whistler and Mary Ann, the daughter of Matthew Slater, were married at St Giles’ Church, Reading. A family tragedy was the death of their infant son followed by the death of a daughter. Their son John James died on 16 February 1854 at Beech Hill, Swallowfield, and their daughter Louisa, aged 3, died on 17 August 1857 at Spencer’s Wood, Swallowfield (Berkshire Burial Index for All Saints’ Church, Swallowfield).
1871 census – West Swallowfield, Berkshire         Spencer’s Wood     Reference: RG10/1287 (folio 40, p. 34)
James Whistler	Head	Married	59	Painter & Glazier	Aldermaston
Mary Ann Whistler	Wife	Married	45		Swallowfield
Alice Whistler	Daughter		7		Swallowfield
1881 census – West Swallowfield, Berkshire         Farley Hill Rd     Reference: RG11/1311 (folio 71, p. 40)
James Whistler	Head	Married	70	Painter & Glazier	Aldermaston
Farley Hill Rd     Reference: RG11/1311 (folio 72, p. 42)
Eliza Lyford	Head	Widow	73	Beer Seller	Swallowfield
Mary Ann Whistler	Sister	Married	55	Assistant	Swallowfield
Alice Whistler	Niece	Unmarried	17	General Servant	Swallowfield
Notes: Burials recorded in the parish register of All Saints’ Church, Swallowfield (Berkshire Burial Index):     James Whistler, aged 75, buried 16 August 1885;     Mary Ann Whistler, aged 68, buried 13 January 1894; and     Alice Whistler, aged 32, buried 14 June 1895.
Thomas Whistler
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – White House, Swallowfield, Berkshire     Reference: HO107/1693 (folio 81, p. 21)
Sarah Girdler	Head	Widow	65	Plumber, Glazier & Painter   Employs 6 men	Swallowfield
Elizabeth Girdler	Daughter	Single	34	at house	Swallowfield
Sarah Girdler	Daughter	Single	31	at house	Swallowfield
Edwin Girdler	Son	Single	29	Plumber	Swallowfield
Emma Girdler	Daughter	Single	27	at house	Swallowfield
Ellen Hewett	Niece		11	Scholar	Stepney, Middlesex
Thomas Whistler	Journey- [man]	Single	39	Plumber & lodger in house	Aldermaston, Berkshire
Elizabeth Spencer	Servant	Single	15	House Servant	Swallowfield
Notes: Thomas Whistler was a witness at the marriage of John Hunter and Flora, the daughter of John Fulker, at All Saints’ Church, Swallowfield, on 4 May 1844 (Berkshire Marriages CD, Berkshire Family History Society).
1861 census – Gravel Pit, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire     Reference: RG9/743 (folio 58, p. 15)
Isaac Lee	Head	Married	67	Ag Lab [Agricultural Labourer]	Burghfield, Berkshire
Mary Lee	Wife	Married	62		Shinfield, Berkshire
Thomas Whistler	Lodger	Unmarried	49	Plumber	Aldermaston, Berkshire
1871 census – Common, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire     Reference: RG10/1276 (folio 109, p. 16)
James Cripps	Head	Married	54	Labourer	Hampshire
Martha Cripps	Wife	Married	40		Sulhamstead, Berkshire
Arthur Cripps	Son		12		Berkshire
Charles Duffin	Relative	Unmarried	50		Sulhamstead, Berkshire
Thomas Whistler	Lodger	Unmarried	59	Plummer	Aldermaston, Berkshire
Notes: Thomas Whistler, aged 61, was buried at the parish church of Stratfield Mortimer on 1 February 1873 (Berkshire Burial Index).
The Sweetzer Family
Martha Whistler and George Sweetzer of Stratfield Mortimer were married on 14 May 1835 at St Mary’s Church, Aldermaston.
Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
1841 census – Drury Lane, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire                         Reference: HO107/29/11 (folio 9, p. 13)
George Sweetzer			40	Farmer	Y
Martha Sweetzer			32		Y
Ann Sweetzer			5		Y
George Sweetzer			4		Y
Mary Sweetzer			11 months		Y
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Drury Lane, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire                         Reference: HO107/1691 (folio 289, pp. 22–3)
George Sweetzer	Head	Married	58	Farmer of 49 acres	Mortimer, Berkshire
Martha Sweetzer	Wife	Married	42		Aldermaston, Berkshire
Ann Sweetzer	Daughter		15		Mortimer, Berkshire
George Sweetzer	Son		13	Scholar	Mortimer, Berkshire
Mary Sweetzer	Daughter		10	Scholar	Mortimer, Berkshire
Elizabeth Sweetzer	Daughter		8	Scholar	Mortimer, Berkshire
Hannah Sweetzer	Daughter		5	Scholar	Mortimer, Berkshire
Daniel Sweetzer	Son		3	Scholar	Mortimer, Berkshire
Thomas Sweetzer	Son		1		Mortimer, Berkshire
James Giles	Servant		16	Farm Servant	Theale, Berkshire
John Giles	Servant		14	Farm Servant	Theale, Berkshire
1861 census – West End Rd, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire                         Reference: RG9/743 (folio 59, pp. 17–18)
George Sweetzer	Head	Married	63	General Shop Grocer	Mortimer, Berkshire
Martha Sweetzer	Wife	Married	52		Aldermaston, Berkshire
Ann Sweetzer	Daughter	Unmarried	25	Assistant in shop	Mortimer, Berkshire
George Sweetzer	Son	Unm	23	Assistant in farm	Mortimer, Berkshire
Mary Sweetzer	Daughter	Unm	20		Mortimer, Berkshire
Elizabeth Sweetzer	Daughter	Unm	18		Mortimer, Berkshire
Hannah Sweetzer	Daughter		15		Mortimer, Berkshire
Daniel Sweetzer	Son		13		Mortimer, Berkshire
Thomas Sweetzer	Son		11		Mortimer, Berkshire
James Merrick	Servant		11	Porter boy	Mortimer, Berkshire
George Sweetzer and Family
1871 census – 14 Letcombe St, St Giles, Reading, Berkshire     Reference: RG10/1283 (folio 46, p. 41)
George Sweetzer	Head	Unmarried	32	None, Annuitant	Mortimer, Berkshire
1881 census – 78 Bedford Place, Southampton, Hampshire     Reference: RG11/1212 (folio 69, p. 25)
George Sweetzer	Head	Married	43	Income derived from house property	Mortimer, Berkshire
Julia Sweetzer	Wife	Married	33		Bath, Somerset
Elizabeth Sweetzer	Daughter		3		Southampton
Georgina Bowles	Visitor	Unm	35	Milliner	Cheltenham,   Gloucestershire
Daniel Sweetzer and Family
1871 census – Forehead, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire     Reference: RG10/1276 (folio 105, p. 7)
Daniel Sweetzer	Head	Married	24	Wheelwright	Mortimer, Berkshire
Ellen Sweetzer	Wife	Married	22		Wokefield, Berkshire
Elizabeth Anne   Sweetzer	Daughter		7 months		Mortimer, Berkshire
Note: On the census form the neighbouring house was Little Park Farm.
1881 census – Cottage The Forehead, Mortimer, Berkshire     Reference: RG11/1298 (folio 77, p. 23)
Daniel Sweetzer	Head	Married	35	Builder Contractor	Mortimer, Berkshire
Ellen Sweetzer	Wife	Married	31		Wokefield, Berkshire
Elizabeth Annie   Sweetzer	Daughter		11	scholar	Forehead, Mortimer,   Berkshire
Ellen Fanny Sweetzer	Daughter		9	scholar	Forehead, Mortimer
Daniel James Sweetzer	Son		4	scholar	Forehead, Mortimer
1891 census – Oakfield Cottage, Stratfield Mortimer, Berkshire     Reference: RG12/990 (folio 76, p. 3)
Daniel Sweetzer	Head	Married	43	Carpenter	Mortimer, Berkshire
Ellen Sweetzer	Wife	Married	39		Wokefield, Berkshire
Elizabeth A Sweetzer	Daughter	Single	20		Mortimer, Berkshire
Ellen F Sweetzer	Daughter	Single	19		Mortimer, Berkshire
Victor R O A Sweetzer	Son		2		Mortimer, Berkshire
1901 census – The Street, Mortimer, Berkshire     Reference: RG13/1142 (folio 5, p. 2)
Daniel Sweetzer	Head	Married	53	Grocer & Shopkeeper	Mortimer, Berkshire
Ellen Sweetzer	Wife	Married	49		Wokefield, Berkshire
Victor Sweetzer	Son		12		Mortimer, Berkshire
Thomas Sweetzer and Family
1871 census – Swindon, Wiltshire     Reference: RG10/1881 (folio 107, p. 25)
Thomas Sweetzer	Head	Married	21	Carpenter & Joiner	Mortimer, Berkshire
Fanny M Sweetzer	Wife	Married	19		America
Note: Thomas Sweetzer and Fanny Mortley Widgery were married in the Reading district in 1870 (website FreeBMD).
1881 census – No 13 Pensbury Street, Clapham, London     Reference: RG11/632 (folio 125, p. 31)
Thomas J Sweetzer	Head	Married	32	Carpenter	Reading, Berkshire
Fanny M Sweetzer	Wife	Married	28	United States (British Subject)
George H H Sweetzer	Son		9	scholar	Swindon, Wiltshire
Ada A C Sweetzer	Daughter		8	scholar	Newport, Monmouthshire     [South Wales]
Walter T A Sweetzer	Son		7	scholar	Reading, Berkshire
Thomas N C Sweetzer	Son		3		Clapham [South London]
Alice M M Sweetzer	Daughter		11 months		Clapham [South London]
1891 census – 78 Grant Road, Battersea, London     Reference: RG12/434 (folio 97, p. 21)
Fanny Sweetzer	Wife	Married	37		America
George Sweetzer	Son	Single	20		Wiltshire
Maud Sweetzer	Daughter		11		Wandsworth
Note: On census day 1891, Fanny’s husband Thomas Sweetzer, aged 42, was a patient at the Bethnal House Lunatic Asylum, Bethnal Green. His occupation was reported as Cabinet Maker (census reference: RG12/272, folio 113, p. 6).
1901 census – 14 Winstanley Rd, Battersea, London     Reference: RG13/453 (folio 104, p. 31)
William Peachey	Head	Married	47	Bricklayer	Bishops Stortford,   Hertfordshire
Fanny Peachey	Wife	Married	47		Battersea
Henry Peachey	Son		13		Battersea
Elizabeth Peachey	Daughter		12		Battersea
Arthur Peachey	Son		7		Battersea
George Sweetzer	Boarder	Single	31	Bricklayer	Battersea
Maud Sweetzer	Boarder	Single	21		Battersea
Daniel Sweetzer	Boarder	Single	17		Battersea
Elizabeth Glover	Visitor	Single	28		Tring, Hertfordshire
Notes: Possibly Fanny was the second wife of William Peachey and the mother of the Sweetzer children. The birth places given on the census form may be incorrect. Henry, the son of William Peachey, a bricklayer, and his wife Kerenhappuch Peachey, was baptised April 1889 at St Saviour, Battersea. In the baptismal register, the family address was 92 Henley Street (London Parish Records, Ancestry website).
The Lovegrove Family
Mary Whistler and William James Lovegrove of St Giles Reading were married on 16 October 1834 at St Mary’s Church, Aldermaston.
Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
1841 census – Oxford Road, St Mary, Reading, Berkshire     Reference: HO107/36/10 (folio 12, p. 19)
William Lovegrove			30	Gardener	Y
Mary Lovegrove			25		Y
William Lovegrove			6		Y
Alfred Lovegrove			3		Y
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Bakers Green, Reading Road, Wokingham, Berkshire                         Reference: HO107/1693 (folio 149, p. 1)
William Lovegrove	Head	Married	47	Farmer of 60 acres of land 3 labourers	Reading, Berkshire
Mary Lovegrove	Wife	Married	37	Farmers wife	Aldermaston, Berkshire
William Lovegrove	Son	Unm	15	Farmers son	Reading, Berkshire
Alfred Lovegrove	Son	Unm	12	Farmers son	Reading, Berkshire
John Lovegrove	Son	Unm	8	Farmers son	Reading, Berkshire
Edward Lovegrove	Son	Unm	7	Farmers son	Reading, Berkshire
Ellen Lovegrove	Daughter	Unm	5	Farmers daughter	Reading, Berkshire
Laurah Lovegrove	Daughter	Unm	2	Farmers daughter	Reading, Berkshire
Mary Lovegrove	Daughter	Unm	1	Farmers daughter	Reading, Berkshire
Jane West	Servant	Unm	15	House Servant	Tadley, Hampshire
John Cullam	Servant	Unm	20	Farmers Labourer	Sonning, Berkshire
James Fry	Servant	Unm	15	Farmers Labourer	Hurst, Berkshire
1861 census – Tadley, Hampshire     Reference: RG9/718 (folio 151, p. 23)
William James     Lovegrove	Head	Married	58	Farmer 135 Acres	Reading, Berkshire
Mary Lovegrove	Wife	Married	47		Aldermaston, Berkshire
Alfred Lovegrove	Son	Unm	21	Ag Lab	Reading, Berkshire
Edward Lovegrove	Son	Unm	17	Ag Lab	Reading, Berkshire
Ellen Lovegrove	Daughter	Unm	15		Reading, Berkshire
Louisa Lovegrove	Daughter	Unm	14	Scholar	Wokingham, Berkshire
Mary Lovegrove	Daughter		12	Scholar	Wokingham, Berkshire
Alfred Knight	Servant		14	Carter Boy, Ag Lab	Speen, Berkshire
1871 census – Lawn Farm, Tadley, Hampshire     Reference: RG10/1246 (folio 162, p. 40)
William J Lovegrove	Head	Widower	68	Farmer of 133 acres land employing 2 men, 2 boys	Reading, Berkshire
Laura Lovegrove	Daughter	Unm	23		Wokingham, Berkshire
Arthur Walters	Grandson		2		Wallingford, Berkshire
Thomas Bribut	Servant	Unm	16	Farm servant	Richmond
1881 census – Tadley, Hampshire     Reference: RG11/1266 (folio 143, p. 12)
W J Lovegrove	Head	Widower	80	Gardener	Reading, Berkshire
The Goddard Family
Ann Whistler and Richard Goddard were married on 25 November 1823 at St Mary’s Church, Aldermaston.
Name			Age	Occupation	Born in County?
1841 census – Tuckers Hill, Kingsclere, Hampshire     Reference: HO107/392/12 (folio 19, p. 2)
Richard Goddard			45	Land measurer	N
Ann Goddard			35		N
Ann Goddard			15		N
William Goddard			12		N
John Goddard			8		Y
Francis Goddard			6		Y
Carolin Goddard			4		Y
Thomas Goddard			2		Y
Alfred Goddard			6 months		Y
Notes: Richard Goddard’s wife Ann died after childbirth in 1846. Richard married his second wife Ann Patience Dicks in 1848 (family history is at the webpage: Goddard family ).
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Old Cattle Market, Newbury, Berkshire     Reference: HO107/1685 (folio 318, p. 9)
Richard Goddard	Head	Married	54	Inn Keeper	Brimpton, Berkshire
Ann Goddard	Wife	Married	36		Warminster, Wiltshire
Thomas Goddard	Son		12	Scholar	Kingsclere, Hampshire
Henry Goddard	Son		9	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Edwin Goddard	Son		2		Newbury, Berkshire
Lucy Cummins	Servant	Unm	16	House servant	Crux Easton, Hampshire
Robert Cane	Ostler	Widower	59	Ostler	Kingsclere, Hampshire
1861 census – New Inn Cattle Market, Cheap Street, Newbury, Berkshire                         Reference: RG9/720 (folio 119, p. 17)
Richard Goddard	Head	Married	62	Inn Keeper	Brimpton, Berkshire
Patience Goddard	Wife	Married	48	Inn Keeper's Wife	Warminster, Wiltshire
Edwin Goddard	Son		12	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Mary Sturges	Servant	Unm	17	House servant	Kintbury, Berkshire
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