The Seymour Family of Odiham, Hampshire in Census Returns
 Plumbers, Shopkeepers and Bankers
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.
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| Name |
Age | Occupation | Born in County? |
| 1841 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: HO107/395/15 (folio 19, p. 4) |
| William Seymour | 63 |
Independent | Y |
| Mary Seymour | 61 |
| N |
| Ann Wilkins | 53 |
| N |
| Notes:
On 29 October 1801 the marriage register of Stoke next Guildford, Surrey,
recorded the marriage of William Seymour of Odiham, and Mary Grove
of the parish.
Ann Wilkins, the sister of Mary Seymour, was named in the PCC will
of William Seymour proved in 1846.
The two Seymour sons, William Seymour and John Grove Seymour,
are shown in the next transcribed census returns. |
| 1841 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: HO107/395/15 (folio 21, p. 8) |
| William Seymour | 35 |
Linen Draper | Y |
| Joseph Bartholomew | 30 |
Draper | N |
| Edward Tatner | 20 |
Draper | N |
| Frances Doe | 25 |
F.S. [female servant] | Y |
| Mary Curtis | 15 |
F.S. | Y |
| Sarah Grove | 50 |
Independent | N |
| 1841 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: HO107/395/15 (folio 5, p. 5) |
| John Seymour | 34 |
Banker | Y |
| Hellen Seymour | 30 |
| Y |
| John Seymour | 4 |
| Y |
| William Seymour | 1 |
| Y |
| Penelope Coles | 35 |
F.S. | Y |
| Sarah Kew | 20 |
F.S. | Y |
| Ann Pain | 15 |
F.S. | Y |
|
|
Name and relation to
Head of household |
Marital
Status | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
1851 census –
South side of High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: HO107/1680 (folio 151, p. 4) |
| William Seymour | Head |
Widower | 46 | Retired Draper |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Ann Wilkins | Aunt |
Widow | 62 | Annuitant |
Wooburn, Buckinghamshire |
| Mary Pither | Servant |
Unm | 30 | Cook |
Long Sutton, Hampshire |
| Hannah Martin | Servant |
Unm | 21 | Housemaid |
Newnham, Hampshire |
|
The next household was on the same census page |
| Sarah Grove | Head |
Unm | 65 | Annuitant |
Wooburn, Buckinghamshire |
| Frances Doe | Servant |
Unm | 35 | House Servant |
Hartley Wintney, Hampshire |
| Notes:
Sarah Grove, the sister of Ann Wilkins, was another aunt of the
brothers William Seymour and John Grove Seymour.
|
| 1851 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: HO107/1680 (folio 104, p. 9) |
| John Grove Seymour | Head |
Married | 43 | Banker |
Odiham, Hampshire |
Helen Richardson
Seymour | Wife |
Married | 40 | |
Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| William Seymour | Son |
| 11 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Edward Seymour | Son |
| 9 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Henry Seymour | Son |
| 7 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Mary Seymour | Daughter |
| 5 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Arthur Seymour | Son |
| 3 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Francis Seymour | Son |
| 2 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Louisa Randall | |
Unm | 31 | Governess |
Poole, Dorset |
| Ann Hayle | |
Unm | 35 | House servant |
Suffolk |
| Elizabeth Hart | |
Unm | 23 | House servant |
Church Oakley, Hampshire |
| Harriett Fay | |
Unm | 17 | House servant |
Farnham, Surrey |
| |
| 1861 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG9/706 (folio 10, p. 14) |
| John G Seymour | Head |
Married | 53 | Banker |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Hellen R Seymour | Wife |
Married | 50 | |
Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Hellen Seymour | Daughter |
Unm | 22 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Edward Seymour | Son |
Unm | 19 | Articled Clerk Legal Prof. |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Henry Seymour | Son |
| 17 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Francis Seymour | Son |
| 12 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Charles Seymour | Son |
| 9 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Emma Seymour | Daughter |
| 6 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Caroline Seymour | Daughter |
| 6 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Louisa Randall | Visitor |
Unm | 41 | |
Poole, Dorset |
| Hannah Jeffrey | Servant |
Unm | 25 | Housemaid |
Draycott, Worcestershire |
| Jane Gaines | Servant |
Unm | 23 | Cook |
Winchfield, Hampshire |
| Beta Snuggs | Servant |
Unm | 16 | Housemaid |
Crondall, Hampshire |
| 1861 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG9/706 (folio 7, p. 7) |
| John Seymour | Head |
Unmarried | 24 | Bankers Clerk |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Frances Doe | Servant |
Spinster | 47 | General Servant |
West Green, Hampshire |
| 1861 census –
22 Harrington St North, St Pancras [London]
Reference: RG9/95 (folio 126, pp. 42–3) |
| William Seymour | Lodger |
Unmarried | 21 | Architectural Student |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| William Scott | Head |
Married | 74 | Annuitant |
Petworth, Sussex |
| Mehetabel Scott | Wife |
Married | 71 | |
Wisley, Sussex |
| Mary Ann Shaw | Visitor |
Married | 40 | |
St Pancras, Middlesex |
| Celia Shaw | Visitor |
| 4 | |
Willesden, Middlesex |
| Elizabeth Foster | Servant |
Unm | 19 | House servant |
Roydon, Essex |
| |
| 1871 census –
High Street, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG10/1229 (folio 10, p. 13) |
| Hellen R Seymour | Head |
Widow | 60 |
From interest money &
houses |
Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Mary Seymour | Daughter |
Unm | 25 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Emma Seymour | Daughter |
Unm | 16 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Caroline Seymour | Daughter |
Unm | 16 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Barbara H Jackson | Mother |
Widow | 82 | From interest money |
Portsea, Hampshire |
| Ann Smith | Servant |
Unm | 37 | Cook |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Ellen Catlin | Servant |
Unm | 20 | Housemaid |
Bear Wood, Berkshire |
| 1871 census –
13 John Street, St Martin in the Fields [London]
Reference: RG10/360 (folio 42, p. 16) |
| William Seymour | Lodger |
Unm | 31 | Architect |
Odiham, Hampshire |
|
Notes: The building at 18 John Street, on the same census page, was
designed by Robert Adam for the Society of Arts (the Royal Society for the
encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)). The Adam brothers,
John, James and Robert, were influential London architects.
The street, off the Strand, is now named John Adam Street.
(Some historical notes are in Edward Walford, London Recollected,
The Alderman Press, 1986, first published in 1872-8 as
Old and New London, Vol. 3, p. 107). |
| 1871 census –
Stamford Rd, Bowdon [Greater Manchester]
Reference: RG10/3683 (folio 153, p. 21) |
| Henry Seymour | Lodger |
Unm | 23 | Commission Agent |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| 1871 census –
43 Trinity Square, Lambeth [London]
Reference: RG10/611 (folio 27, p. 5) |
| Francis Seymour | Lodger |
Unm | 22 | Medical student |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Charles Seymour | Lodger |
Unm | 19 | Medical student |
Odiham, Hampshire |
Notes: Trinity Square
(now Trinity Church Square) was close to St Thomas’ and Guy’s Hospitals,
a centre for medical training.
|
| 1881 census –
High St, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG11/1249 (folio 9, p. 12) |
| Hellen R Seymour | Head |
Widow | 70 | Dividends |
Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Caroline Seymour | Daughter |
Unm | 26 | House property |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Ann Smith | Servant |
Unm | 46 | Cook domestic |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Jane Newman | Servant |
Unm | 28 | Housemaid |
Rotherwick, Hampshire |
| 1881 census –
High St, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG11/1249 (folio 6, p. 6) |
| Henry Seymour | Head |
Married | 37 | Branch Bank Manager |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Annie Seymour | Wife |
Married | 27 | |
Falmouth, Cornwall |
| Alice H Seymour | Daughter |
| 9 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Annie A Seymour | Daughter |
| 7 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Mary H Seymour | Daughter |
| 3 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Jane Smith | Servant |
Unm | 25 | General servant domestic |
South Warnborough, Hampshire |
| Lila W Smith | Servant |
Unm | 15 | Nurse |
South Warnborough, Hampshire |
|
|
| 1891 census –
High St, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG12/953 (folio 8, p. 9) |
| Helen R Seymour | Head |
Widow | 80 | Living on own means |
Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| William McIntyre | Grandson |
| 11 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Charles McIntyre | Grandson |
| 9 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Amy J Jackson | Visitor |
Single | 34 | Living on own means |
Hampstead, Middlesex |
| Ann Smith | Servant |
Single | 54 | Cook |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Alice White | Servant |
Single | 23 | Housemaid |
Hook, Hampshire |
| Rosa Grey | Servant |
Single | 17 | Assistant housemaid |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| 1891 census –
High St, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG12/953 (folio 5, p. 4) |
| Henry Seymour | Head |
Married | 47 |
Bank Manager &
Insurance Agent |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| May Seymour | Wife |
Married | 33 | |
Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Alice H Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 19 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Annie A Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 17 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Margaret Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 13 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Bertha M Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 8 | Scholar |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Jane Smith | Servant |
Single | 35 | Cook |
South Warnborough, Hampshire |
| Agnes Grigg | Servant |
Single | 22 | Housemaid |
Greywell, Hampshire |
Notes:
On 26 February 1890 The Hampshire Advertiser announced the marriage
‘on the 15th instant, at St Peter’s Church, Croydon, Henry Seymour, of
Odiham, to May Powell, of Basingstoke’
(19th Century British Library Newspapers online).
On the above census return, May, the new wife of Henry Seymour, was the
step-mother to the four girls from Henry’s first marriage. Later, May
had two daughters of her own. Jane Smith, the family servant, provided
devoted service to the Seymour family for more than 30 years
(as recorded on census returns from 1881 to 1911).
|
| 1901 census –
Bank, High St, Odiham, Hampshire
Reference: RG13/1102 (folio 27, p. 9) |
| Henry Seymour | Head |
Married | 57 |
Branch Bank Manager | Odiham, Hampshire |
| May Seymour | Wife |
Married | 43 | |
Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Annie Allen Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 27 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Bertha Mabel Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 18 | School Governess |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Natalie Seymour | Daughter |
| 8 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Esther Muriel Seymour | Daughter |
| 5 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Jane Smith | Servant |
Single | 45 | Cook domestic |
South Warnborough, Hampshire |
| Ellen Kimber | Servant |
Single | 19 | Housemaid domestic |
Preston Candover, Hampshire |
| Mabel Louisa Girle | Servant |
Single | 15 | Kitchenmaid domestic |
Odiham, Hampshire |
Notes: On the census page neighbouring households on the High Street were
the Kings Arms hotel, Laurels and The Yews.
In the 1901 census Henry's brother Edward Seymour, aged 59 and never married,
was living in London as a boarder at 4 Rothwell St, near Regent's Park.
His landlord, Adolphus Gebhardt, was a jeweller born in Hanover, Germany
(census reference: RG13/133, folio 102, p. 32).
Below is a photograph of the Capital & Counties Bank on Odiham
High Street where Henry Seymour was the manager.
61 & 63 High Street, Odiham.
Lloyds Bank and the King's Arms, High Street, about 1930.
Photograph from
The Odiham Society Collection, Hampshire Record Office
FindingNo HPP27/237.
The Capital & Counties Bank moved here in 1882 and was taken over by
Lloyds in 1918
(see Odiham High Street: An Itinerary,
The Odiham Society, 2003, Third Edition, with
historical notes by Sheila
Millard, pages 17, 18 & 29).
Another photograph is at the
National Heritage List for England  (Number: 1244224).
|
|
| 1911 census –
29 Junction Road, Southsea, Hampshire
Reference: RG14/5553 (schedule 123) |
| May Seymour | Head |
Widow | 53 | Private means |
Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Natalie Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 18 | |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Esther Muriel Seymour | Daughter |
Single | 15 | School |
Odiham, Hampshire |
| Jane Smith | Servant |
Single | 55 | Domestic servant |
South Warnborough, Hampshire |
|
The next transcribed census return shows Charles Seymour,
the brother-in-law of May Seymour.
|
| 1911 census –
Swanton, 23 Westbourne Gardens, Folkestone, Kent
Reference: RG14/4635 (schedule 92) |
|
Boarding House |
| Charles Seymour | Boarder |
Married | 59 |
Colonel, Retired | Odiham, Hampshire |
Caroline Adelaide
Seymour |
Boarder | Married
(Wife) | 48 |
| Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Florence Caroline
Seymour |
Boarder | Single
(Daughter) | 16 |
| Landour, India (British
resident by parentage) |
Notes: Florence Caroline Rose Seymour, the daughter of Charles Seymour
and his wife Caroline Adelaide, was born on 9 August 1894 at
Landour, Bengal, India (FamilySearch.org).
The Army List, Great Britain, War Office, 1891 (accessed at Google
Books online) listed C. Seymour as a surgeon-major on the medical
staff serving in Bengal. Possibly this was Charles Seymour from Odiham.
The next transcribed census return shows Mary, the older sister of
Charles Seymour, accompanied by their niece Margaret, the daughter
of the Odiham banker Henry Seymour.
|
| 1911 census –
Hambledon, Ulwell Rd, Swanage, Dorset
Reference: RG14/12299 (schedule 489) |
| Mary Ridout Burge | Head |
Widow | 58 |
Lodging House Keeper | Salisbury, Wiltshire |
| Elizabeth Burge | Daughter |
Spinster | 34 |
Assisting in business | Shroton, Dorset |
| Ellen Eliza Arnold | Servant |
Spinster | 17 |
Waitress | Shroton, Dorset |
| Mary Seymour | Lodger |
Spinster | 65 |
| Odiham, Hampshire |
Margaret Howard
Seymour | Lodger |
Spinster | 33 |
| Odiham, Hampshire |
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