Silchester - Whistler Family

The Whistler Family of Silchester in Census Returns

Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.

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

1871 census – Silchester Common Shop, Silchester Reference: RG10/1236 (folio 61, p. 12)

Henry Whistler Head Married 38 Grocer Sherborne St John

Emily S Whistler Wife Married 33 Dressmaker Newbury, Berkshire

Edwin E White Visitor Unmarried 26 Grocer Newbury, Berkshire

Sarah Robinson Servant Unm 14 Domestic Servant Sutton, Hampshire

Notes: Edwin White was the brother of Emily.
Henry Whistler and Emily Susan, the daughter of Thomas White, a grocer of Newbury, Berkshire, were married at St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington, London, on 16 August 1868.
Census records for the White family are given below.

1881 census – Wellington House, Silchester Reference: RG11/1256 (folio 43, p. 1)

Henry Whistler Head Married 48 Grocer Sherborne St John

Emily Susan Whistler Wife Married 42 Costumier, Milliner Newbury, Berkshire

Henry John Whistler Son 9 Scholar Silchester

Florence Hedges
Bradbury Niece Unmarried 17 Assistant Grocer Stoke Newington, Middlesex

Notes: The name of Wellington House was a family tradition. Henry’s father John Whistler built a family home in Sherborne St John named Wellington Villas.
It appears that Florence was the daughter of Emily’s sister Harriet. Alfred Bradbury and Harriett Hedges White were married in Newbury in 1863 (website: FreeBMD). In the 1871 census, six-year-old Florence was living with her grandparents Thomas and Harriet White in Newbury, Berkshire.

1891 census – Post Office, Whistlers Road, Silchester Reference: RG12/959 (folio 87, p. 14)

Henry Whistler Head Married 58 Postmaster Sherborne St John

Emily S Whistler Wife Married 52 Postmistress Newbury, Berkshire

Notes: The neighbour James Yates was a ‘Baker, Grocer and Draper’.
Census records for the Yates family are given below.
In the 1891 census Henry and Emily’s son Henry Whistler, aged 20, was training as a carpenter’s apprentice in the Berkshire town of Reading. He was living as a lodger at 34 Weldale St, Reading (reference: RG12/993, folio 5, p. 3).

1901 census – Silchester Reference: RG13/1110 (folio 84, p. 1)

Henry Whistler Head Married 68 Living on own means Sherborne St John

Emily S Whistler Wife Married 62 Newbury, Berkshire

Notes: On the same census page, James Yates was listed as both Grocer and Postmaster of Silchester.
In the 1901 census the younger Henry Whistler, aged 30, was now a self-employed builder in the village of Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire where he was a lodger at Welders Farm (reference: RG13/1336, folio 22, p. 3).

1911 census – Silchester (findmypast.co.uk)

Emily Susan Whistler Head Widow 72 Private means Newbury, Berkshire

Henry John Whistler Son Single 39 Carpenter & Builder Silchester

Lily Rampton Servant Single 15 General servant Domestic Pamber

The Yates Family of Silchester in Census Returns

Village Life in Silchester
Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.

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

1851 census – Tag Lane, Hare Hatch, Wargrave, Berkshire Reference: HO107/1693 (folio 359, p. 6)

George Yates Head Married 40 Agricultural Labourer Wargrave, Berkshire

Hannah Yates Wife Married 38 Wargrave, Berkshire

George Yates Son 15 Errand boy Wargrave, Berkshire

William Yates Son 12 Scholar Wargrave, Berkshire

Jane Yates Daughter 8 Scholar Wargrave, Berkshire

James Yates Son 6 at home Wargrave, Berkshire

Sarah Yates Daughter 2 Wargrave, Berkshire

1871 census – Silchester Common, Silchester Reference: RG10/1236 (folio 61, p. 11)

James Yates Head Married 25 Baker and Grocer Wargrave, Berkshire

Mary Yates Wife Married 20 Ufton, Berkshire

1881 census – Near the Dial, Silchester Reference: RG11/1256 (folio 52, p. 19)

James Yates Head Married 35 Baker and Grocer Wargrave, Berkshire

Mary Yates Wife Married 30 Ufton, Berkshire

Jane Yates Daughter 9 Scholar Silchester

Fanny Yates Daughter 7 Scholar Silchester

James Yates Son 5 Scholar Silchester

Edward Yates Son 3 Silchester

Ellen Yates Daughter 2 Silchester

George Yates Son 1 Silchester

1891 census – Silchester Common, Silchester Reference: RG12/959 (folio 87, pp. 13-4)

James Yates Head Married 46 Baker, Grocer and Draper Harehatch, Berkshire

Mary Yates Wife Married 40 Assistant Grocer Padworth, Berkshire

Jane Yates Daughter Single 19 Grocer's Assistant Silchester

Fanny Yates Daughter Single 17 Draper's Assistant Silchester

James Yates Son 15 Assistant Silchester

Edward Yates Son 14 Scholar Silchester

Ellen Yates Daughter 12 Scholar Silchester

George Yates Son 11 Scholar Silchester

William Yates Son 9 Scholar Silchester

Bernice Yates Daughter 7 Scholar Silchester

Jack Yates Son 5 Scholar Silchester

Martha Yates Daughter 4 Silchester

Catherine Yates Daughter 2 Silchester

Elizabeth Yates Daughter 9 months Silchester

Note: Hare Hatch is in the Wargrave area.

1901 census – Shop, Silchester Reference: RG13/1110 (folio 84, p. 1)

James Yates Head Married 55 Grocer, Sub Postmaster Hare Hatch, Berkshire

Mary Yates Wife Married 50 Ufton, Berkshire

Fanny Yates Daughter Single 27 Post Office Clerk Silchester

Edward Yates Son Single 24 Journeyman Baker Silchester

George Yates Son Single 21 Apprentice Carpenter Silchester

William Yates Son Single 19 Grocer's Assistant Silchester

Bernice Yates Daughter Single 17 Silchester

Thomas Yates Son 15 Oddboy Grocer Silchester

Martha Yates Daughter 13 Silchester

Kathleen Yates Daughter 12 Silchester

Elizabeth Yates Daughter 10 Silchester

1911 census – Post Office, Silchester (findmypast.co.uk)

James Yates Head Married 65 Baker & Grocer,
Sub Postmaster Wargrave, Berkshire

Mary Yates Wife Married 60 Assisting in Husband's Shop Ufton, Berkshire

George Yates Son Married 31 Carpenter Silchester

William Yates Son Single 29 Grocer's Assistant &
P. O. Clerk Silchester

Martha Yates Daughter Single 23 Assistant in Post Office Silchester

Elizabeth Yates Daughter Single 20

Note: The census form recorded that the 12 children of James and Mary Yates were all living.

1911 census – Birch Tree Cottage, Silchester (findmypast.co.uk)

Edward Yates Head Married 34 Baker (journeyman) Silchester

Flora Kate Yates Wife Married 28 Stratfield Saye

Edward Lionel Yates Son 6 School Silchester

Hilda Mary Yates Daughter 4 Silchester

George Wooders Boarder Widower 72 Labourer Ashampstead, Berkshire

The White Family of Newbury, Berkshire in Census Returns

Village Life in Silchester
Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.

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

1851 census – Cheap Street, Newbury Reference: HO107/1685 (folio 318, p. 8)

Thomas White Head Married 39 Bacon & Cheesefactor Speen, Berkshire

Harriett White Wife Married 37 Ashbury, Berkshire

Thomas White Son 16 Shopman Newbury, Berkshire

Susan White Daughter 12 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Alfred White Son 8 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Mary White Daughter 8 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Edwin White Son 6 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Charlotte Pearce Servant Unm 17 House Servant Ecchinswell, Hampshire

Notes: Emily Susan White, born in 1839 (website: FreeBMD), was the future wife of Henry Whistler of Silchester.

1861 census – Pigeons Farm, Greenham (near Newbury) Reference: RG9/719 (folio 134, p. 8)

Thomas White Head Married 49 Farmer of 440 acres
employing 8 labourers
& 2 boys Speen, Berkshire

Harriett White Wife Married 47 Ashbury, Berkshire

Alfred White Son Unm 18 Assistant on farm Newbury, Berkshire

Edwin White Son Unm 16 Newbury, Berkshire

Ellen White Daughter 14 Newbury, Berkshire

Martha White Daughter 12 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Rosa White Daughter 10 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Francis White Son 8 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Laura White Daughter 6 Scholar Newbury, Berkshire

Alice White Daughter 4 Greenham, Berkshire

Walter White Son 2 Greenham, Berkshire

Charles White Son 10 months Greenham, Berkshire

1871 census – 83 Northbrook St, Newbury Reference: RG10/1249 (folio 41, p. 8)

Thomas White Head Married 59 Pork Butcher Speen, Berkshire

Harriett White Wife Married 57 Ashbury, Berkshire

Rosina White Daughter Unm 20 Newbury, Berkshire

Laura White Daughter Unm 16 Newbury, Berkshire

Alice White Daughter 14 Greenham, Berkshire

Walter White Son 12 Greenham, Berkshire

Brice White Son 9 Greenham, Berkshire

Flory Bradbury Granddaughter 6 Stoke Newington, London

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Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.
1871 census – Silchester Common Shop, Silchester Reference: RG10/1236 (folio 61, p. 12)
Henry Whistler	Head	Married	38	Grocer	Sherborne St John
Emily S Whistler	Wife	Married	33	Dressmaker	Newbury, Berkshire
Edwin E White	Visitor	Unmarried	26	Grocer	Newbury, Berkshire
Sarah Robinson	Servant	Unm	14	Domestic Servant	Sutton, Hampshire
Notes: Edwin White was the brother of Emily. Henry Whistler and Emily Susan, the daughter of Thomas White, a grocer of Newbury, Berkshire, were married at St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington, London, on 16 August 1868. Census records for the White family are given below.
1881 census – Wellington House, Silchester Reference: RG11/1256 (folio 43, p. 1)
Henry Whistler	Head	Married	48	Grocer	Sherborne St John
Emily Susan Whistler	Wife	Married	42	Costumier, Milliner	Newbury, Berkshire
Henry John Whistler	Son		9	Scholar	Silchester
Florence Hedges Bradbury	Niece	Unmarried	17	Assistant Grocer	Stoke Newington, Middlesex
Notes: The name of Wellington House was a family tradition. Henry’s father John Whistler built a family home in Sherborne St John named Wellington Villas. It appears that Florence was the daughter of Emily’s sister Harriet. Alfred Bradbury and Harriett Hedges White were married in Newbury in 1863 (website: FreeBMD). In the 1871 census, six-year-old Florence was living with her grandparents Thomas and Harriet White in Newbury, Berkshire.
1891 census – Post Office, Whistlers Road, Silchester Reference: RG12/959 (folio 87, p. 14)
Henry Whistler	Head	Married	58	Postmaster	Sherborne St John
Emily S Whistler	Wife	Married	52	Postmistress	Newbury, Berkshire
Notes: The neighbour James Yates was a ‘Baker, Grocer and Draper’. Census records for the Yates family are given below. In the 1891 census Henry and Emily’s son Henry Whistler, aged 20, was training as a carpenter’s apprentice in the Berkshire town of Reading. He was living as a lodger at 34 Weldale St, Reading (reference: RG12/993, folio 5, p. 3).
1901 census – Silchester Reference: RG13/1110 (folio 84, p. 1)
Henry Whistler	Head	Married	68	Living on own means	Sherborne St John
Emily S Whistler	Wife	Married	62		Newbury, Berkshire
Notes: On the same census page, James Yates was listed as both Grocer and Postmaster of Silchester. In the 1901 census the younger Henry Whistler, aged 30, was now a self-employed builder in the village of Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire where he was a lodger at Welders Farm (reference: RG13/1336, folio 22, p. 3).
1911 census – Silchester (findmypast.co.uk)
Emily Susan Whistler	Head	Widow	72	Private means	Newbury, Berkshire
Henry John Whistler	Son	Single	39	Carpenter & Builder	Silchester
Lily Rampton	Servant	Single	15	General servant Domestic	Pamber
The Yates Family of Silchester in Census Returns Village Life in Silchester Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Tag Lane, Hare Hatch, Wargrave, Berkshire Reference: HO107/1693 (folio 359, p. 6)
George Yates	Head	Married	40	Agricultural Labourer	Wargrave, Berkshire
Hannah Yates	Wife	Married	38		Wargrave, Berkshire
George Yates	Son		15	Errand boy	Wargrave, Berkshire
William Yates	Son		12	Scholar	Wargrave, Berkshire
Jane Yates	Daughter		8	Scholar	Wargrave, Berkshire
James Yates	Son		6	at home	Wargrave, Berkshire
Sarah Yates	Daughter		2		Wargrave, Berkshire

1871 census – Silchester Common, Silchester Reference: RG10/1236 (folio 61, p. 11)
James Yates	Head	Married	25	Baker and Grocer	Wargrave, Berkshire
Mary Yates	Wife	Married	20		Ufton, Berkshire

1881 census – Near the Dial, Silchester Reference: RG11/1256 (folio 52, p. 19)
James Yates	Head	Married	35	Baker and Grocer	Wargrave, Berkshire
Mary Yates	Wife	Married	30		Ufton, Berkshire
Jane Yates	Daughter		9	Scholar	Silchester
Fanny Yates	Daughter		7	Scholar	Silchester
James Yates	Son		5	Scholar	Silchester
Edward Yates	Son		3		Silchester
Ellen Yates	Daughter		2		Silchester
George Yates	Son		1		Silchester

1891 census – Silchester Common, Silchester Reference: RG12/959 (folio 87, pp. 13-4)
James Yates	Head	Married	46	Baker, Grocer and Draper	Harehatch, Berkshire
Mary Yates	Wife	Married	40	Assistant Grocer	Padworth, Berkshire
Jane Yates	Daughter	Single	19	Grocer's Assistant	Silchester
Fanny Yates	Daughter	Single	17	Draper's Assistant	Silchester
James Yates	Son		15	Assistant	Silchester
Edward Yates	Son		14	Scholar	Silchester
Ellen Yates	Daughter		12	Scholar	Silchester
George Yates	Son		11	Scholar	Silchester
William Yates	Son		9	Scholar	Silchester
Bernice Yates	Daughter		7	Scholar	Silchester
Jack Yates	Son		5	Scholar	Silchester
Martha Yates	Daughter		4		Silchester
Catherine Yates	Daughter		2		Silchester
Elizabeth Yates	Daughter		9 months		Silchester
Note: Hare Hatch is in the Wargrave area.
1901 census – Shop, Silchester Reference: RG13/1110 (folio 84, p. 1)
James Yates	Head	Married	55	Grocer, Sub Postmaster	Hare Hatch, Berkshire
Mary Yates	Wife	Married	50		Ufton, Berkshire
Fanny Yates	Daughter	Single	27	Post Office Clerk	Silchester
Edward Yates	Son	Single	24	Journeyman Baker	Silchester
George Yates	Son	Single	21	Apprentice Carpenter	Silchester
William Yates	Son	Single	19	Grocer's Assistant	Silchester
Bernice Yates	Daughter	Single	17		Silchester
Thomas Yates	Son		15	Oddboy Grocer	Silchester
Martha Yates	Daughter		13		Silchester
Kathleen Yates	Daughter		12		Silchester
Elizabeth Yates	Daughter		10		Silchester

1911 census – Post Office, Silchester (findmypast.co.uk)
James Yates	Head	Married	65	Baker & Grocer, Sub Postmaster	Wargrave, Berkshire
Mary Yates	Wife	Married	60	Assisting in Husband's Shop	Ufton, Berkshire
George Yates	Son	Married	31	Carpenter	Silchester
William Yates	Son	Single	29	Grocer's Assistant & P. O. Clerk	Silchester
Martha Yates	Daughter	Single	23	Assistant in Post Office	Silchester
Elizabeth Yates	Daughter	Single	20
Note: The census form recorded that the 12 children of James and Mary Yates were all living.
1911 census – Birch Tree Cottage, Silchester (findmypast.co.uk)
Edward Yates	Head	Married	34	Baker (journeyman)	Silchester
Flora Kate Yates	Wife	Married	28		Stratfield Saye
Edward Lionel Yates	Son		6	School	Silchester
Hilda Mary Yates	Daughter		4		Silchester
George Wooders	Boarder	Widower	72	Labourer	Ashampstead, Berkshire
The White Family of Newbury, Berkshire in Census Returns Village Life in Silchester Census returns, maintained by The National Archives, can be viewed at the Ancestry family history website.
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1851 census – Cheap Street, Newbury Reference: HO107/1685 (folio 318, p. 8)
Thomas White	Head	Married	39	Bacon & Cheesefactor	Speen, Berkshire
Harriett White	Wife	Married	37		Ashbury, Berkshire
Thomas White	Son		16	Shopman	Newbury, Berkshire
Susan White	Daughter		12	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Alfred White	Son		8	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Mary White	Daughter		8	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Edwin White	Son		6	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Charlotte Pearce	Servant	Unm	17	House Servant	Ecchinswell, Hampshire
Notes: Emily Susan White, born in 1839 (website: FreeBMD), was the future wife of Henry Whistler of Silchester.
1861 census – Pigeons Farm, Greenham (near Newbury) Reference: RG9/719 (folio 134, p. 8)
Thomas White	Head	Married	49	Farmer of 440 acres employing 8 labourers & 2 boys	Speen, Berkshire
Harriett White	Wife	Married	47		Ashbury, Berkshire
Alfred White	Son	Unm	18	Assistant on farm	Newbury, Berkshire
Edwin White	Son	Unm	16		Newbury, Berkshire
Ellen White	Daughter		14		Newbury, Berkshire
Martha White	Daughter		12	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Rosa White	Daughter		10	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Francis White	Son		8	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Laura White	Daughter		6	Scholar	Newbury, Berkshire
Alice White	Daughter		4		Greenham, Berkshire
Walter White	Son		2		Greenham, Berkshire
Charles White	Son		10 months		Greenham, Berkshire

1871 census – 83 Northbrook St, Newbury Reference: RG10/1249 (folio 41, p. 8)
Thomas White	Head	Married	59	Pork Butcher	Speen, Berkshire
Harriett White	Wife	Married	57		Ashbury, Berkshire
Rosina White	Daughter	Unm	20		Newbury, Berkshire
Laura White	Daughter	Unm	16		Newbury, Berkshire
Alice White	Daughter		14		Greenham, Berkshire
Walter White	Son		12		Greenham, Berkshire
Brice White	Son		9		Greenham, Berkshire
Flory Bradbury	Granddaughter		6		Stoke Newington, London

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