The Family of William Whistler of Basingstoke

The Family of William Whistler of Basingstoke in Census Returns

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 – Fords Buildings, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/385/5

William Whistler 50 Labourer Y

Elizabeth Whistler 50 Y

Charles Whistler 23 Y

Harriet Whistler 20 Y

Sarah Whistler 13 Y

Notes: A photograph of Ford’s Buildings, ‘which stood close to the Victory roundabout’, is in Arthur Attwood, The Illustrated History of Basingstoke, 2001, p. 178.

Name and relation to
Head of household Marital
Status Age Occupation Birth Place

1851 census – Brook Street, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/1681 (folio 217, p. 5)

William Whistler Head Married 66 Ag Labourer Basingstoke, Hampshire

Eliza Whistler Wife Married 60 Baughurst, Hampshire

Harriott Whistler Daughter Unmarried 28 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Sarah Whistler Daughter Unmarried 22 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Notes: William Whistler and Elizabeth Hood were married at Monk Sherborne on 12 October 1811. Elizabeth, the daughter of Simon and Sarah Hood, was baptised at Baughurst on 13 March 1791. Her brother John Hood was baptised at Baughurst on 16 January 1785 (Hampshire Baptism Index 1752–1812, Hampshire Genealogical Society CD).
William Whistler, aged 67, was buried at Basingstoke on 16 March 1853. Twelve years later, on 3 April 1865, the Basingstoke parish register recorded the burial of Elizabeth Whistler, aged 74 (Hampshire Parish Registers , FamilySearch).

1861 census – Church St, Basingstoke Reference: RG9/708 (folio 49, pp. 9–10)

Elizabeth Whistler Head Widow 72 Formerly Laundress Baughurst, Hampshire

Harriett Whistler Daughter Unmarried 41 Laundress Basingstoke

William Coldrey Lodger Married 30 Labourer Basingstoke

Sarah Coldrey Lodger Married 33 Basingstoke

William Coldrey 6 Basingstoke

John Coldrey 2 Basingstoke

Charles Coldrey 10 days Basingstoke

Notes: Harriett’s sister Sarah Whistler married William Coldrey on 24 December 1853 at St Michael’s Church, Basingstoke.
As census day was 7 April 1861 this suggests that baby Charles, the grandson of Elizabeth Whistler, was born on 28 March 1861.

1871 census – Church St, Basingstoke Reference: RG10/1234 (folio 53, p. 12)

Harriet Whistler Head Unmarried 51 Laundress Basingstoke

Mary Smith Lodger Unm 42 Laundress Basingstoke

John Coldrey Nephew 12 Scholar Basingstoke

Charles Coldrey Nephew 10 Scholar Basingstoke

Giles E Soper Lodger Unm 19 Smith Basingstoke

1881 census – 16 Elbow Corner N. Side, Basingstoke
Reference: RG11/1254 (folio 119, p. 33)

Harriet Whistler Head Widow 63 Basingstoke

Charles Coldrey Nephew Unm 20 Labourer Basingstoke

Notes: The evidence is that Harriet Whistler never married.

Life in Kent
William and Charles, two sons of William and Elizabeth Whistler of Basingstoke, both settled in the Dartford district of Kent.

William Whistler and Family

1851 census – Green Street Green, Darenth, Kent Reference: HO107/1607 (folio 610, p. 19)

William Whistler Head Married 36 Maltster journeyman Basingstoke, Hampshire

Harriott Whistler Wife Married 30 Herriard, Hampshire

Jane Whistler Daughter 3 Darenth, Kent

Ann Whistler Daughter 1 Darenth, Kent

George Morgan Lodger Widower 60 Ag Lab Darenth, Kent

William Morgan Lodger’s
Son 9 Scholar Darenth, Kent

William Munday Lodger 17 Ag Lab Herriard, Hampshire

Notes: Ag Lab was the ubiquitous agricultural labourer.
Harriet, the daughter of George and Jane Munday, was baptised at Herriard on 16 April 1820. Her younger brother William Munday was baptised at Herriard on 4 August 1833 (Hampshire Baptism Index 1813–1841, Hampshire Genealogical Society CD).

1861 census – Green Street Green, Darenth, Kent
Reference: RG9/468 (folios 12–13, pp. 20–1)

William Whistler Head Married 46 Maltster Basingstoke, Hampshire

Harriott Whistler Wife Married 40 Herriard, Hampshire

Jane Elizabeth
Whistler Daughter 14 Servant Darenth, Kent

Notes: In the 1871 census William Whistler, now a widower, was employed as a gardener, living in Green Street Green at the household of Constantine Wood. The same census page showed his daughter Jane Whistler, aged 24, living at a neighbouring household (reference RG10/885; folio 94, p. 18).

Charles Whistler and Family

1851 census – Wheelers Arms, Dartford, Kent Reference: HO107/1607 (folio 439, p. 38)

Charles Whistler Head Married 33 Beer Retailer Basingstoke, Hampshire

Sarah Whistler Wife Married 30 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Elizabeth Whistler Daughter 2 Dartford, Kent

Harriott Whistler Daughter 1 Dartford, Kent

1861 census – Gas Lane, Dartford, Kent Reference: RG9/467 (folio 91, p. 36)

Charles Whistler Head Married 45 Lab in Brewhouse Dartford, Kent

Sarah Whistler Wife Married 39 Dartford, Kent

Harriott Whistler Daughter 11 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Charles Whistler Son 9 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Emily Whistler Daughter 7 months Dartford, Kent

Notes: For Charles and Sarah, the reported birthplace of Dartford appears incorrect. Other records state that they were both born in Basingstoke. Their son Charles Whistler was baptised at St Michael’s Church, Basingstoke, on 16 November 1851.

1871 census – 48 Waterside, Dartford, Kent Reference: RG10/885 (folio 30, p. 9)

Charles Whistler Head Married 54 Emp in Brewery Basingstoke, Hampshire

Sarah Whistler Wife Married 49 Basingstoke, Hampshire

Emily Whistler Daughter 10 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Henry Whistler Son 8 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Notes: Charles, the elder Whistler son, was a boarder in another Dartford household as shown next.

1871 census – 4 Marsh Street, Dartford, Kent Reference: RG10/884 (folio 21, p. 36)

John Clifford Head Married 36 Farm Bailiff Lenham, Kent

Mary A Clifford Wife Married 30 Otterden, Kent

Fredrick Clifford Son 6 Scholar Isle of Sheppey, Kent

George S Clifford Son 4 Lenham, Kent

Emma Clifford Daughter 2 Cooling, Kent

Charles Whistler Boarder Unm 20 Waggoner Hampshire

Thomas Green Boarder Unm 52 Waggoner’s Mate Wakering, Essex

1881 census – 31 Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent Reference: RG11/865 (folio 43, p. 29)

Charles Whistler Head Married 29 Carman Basingstoke, Hampshire

Ellen Whistler Wife Married 32 Sutton, Kent

Esther Whistler Daughter 6 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Emily Whistler Daughter 4 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Albert Marchant Lodger Unm 18 Labourer Bexley, Kent

James Dear Lodger Unm 37 Engineer London

Notes: The marriage of Charles Whistler and Ellen Marchant was registered in 1872 in the North Aylesford district of Kent (FreeBMD).
Harriet, the sister of Charles Whistler, married Thomas Waghorn in 1870 (FreeBMD).
In the 1881 census, Henry Whistler, the brother of Harriet and Charles, was living with the Waghorn family as shown next.

1881 census – 38 Home Gardens, Dartford, Kent Reference: RG11/865 (folio 44, p. 31)

Thomas Waghorn Head Married 41 Platelayer Kemsing, Kent

Harriet Waghorn Wife Married 31 Dartford, Kent

Sarah Waghorn Daughter 6 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Thomas Waghorn Son 5 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Emily Waghorn Daughter 3 Scholar Dartford, Kent

Henry Waghorn Son 6 months Dartford, Kent

Ann Waghorn Niece 12 Swanscombe, Kent

Henry Whistler Brother-
in-law Unm 18 Labourer Dartford, Kent

James Palmer Lodger Unm 35 Labourer Hennock, Devonshire

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