William Whistler and the Sherborn Family 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 – Norn Hill, Basingstoke Reference: HO107/385/5 (folio 17, p. 28)

William Whistler 45 Miller Y

Mary Whistler 40 Y

Mary Sherborn 7 Y

Notes: William Whistler and Mary Butler were married on 13 February 1817 at the parish church of Upton Grey. The marriage register was signed by four witnesses: Martha Hannah Whistler (the eldest sister of William), Denis Downs (the future husband of Martha), Ann Cleeve, and Patience Butler (photocopy from the marriage register ordered from the HRO).
The 1841 census record shows that William and Mary Whistler were caring for their niece Mary Sherborn, the daughter of Charles Sherborn of Odiham and his wife Patience who was the sister of Mary Whistler. It appears that Mary Sherborn may have been raised by her uncle and aunt – possibly because they had no children of their own.
In the 1840s the family made their home at Tichborne, near Winchester.
Mary Whistler, aged 50, died 31 December 1847; she was buried at Tichborne on 6 January 1848.

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

1851 census – Corn Market, St Thomas Parish, Winchester Reference: HO107/1674 (folio 40, p. 40)

William Whistler Head Widower 59 Landed Proprietor Basingstoke

Mary Sherborn Niece Unmarried 18 Odiham, Hampshire

Elizabeth Etheridge Servant Widow 56 Housekeeper Arlesford, Hampshire

Notes: In 1854 William Whistler married his second wife Maria Miles.
William Whistler passed away on 19 May 1856. He was buried at Tichborne on 23 May 1856,
near his first wife.
Maria is shown living as a widow in the next census return.

1871 census – 4 South View, Winchester Reference: RG10/1209 (folio 36, p. 14)

Maria Whistler Head Widow 72 Annuitant Meonstoke, Hampshire

Mary Miles Niece Unmarried 26 Apprentice drape maker Meonstoke, Hampshire

The Sherborn Family

Name Age Occupation Born in County?

1841 census – High Street, Odiham Reference: HO107/395/15 (folio 8, p. 11)

Charles Sherborn 45 Grocer Y

Patience Sherborn 40 Y

Henry Sherborn 20 Y

Agnes Sherborn 16 Y

[John] Watts Sherborn 13 Y

Elizabeth Sherborn 11 Y

Patience Sherborn 6 Y

Martha Sherborn 4 Y

Thomas Sherborn 2 Y

William Sherborn 1 Y

Notes: The parish register of Upton Grey recorded the marriage on 2 November 1820 of Charles Sherborn of Odiham and Patience Butler of Upton Grey; with consent of John Butler; witnesses: Ann Sherborn and Elizabeth Butler (photocopy from the marriage register ordered from the HRO).
Patience Sherborn (née Butler) was the sister of Mary, the first wife of William Whistler.

102 High Street, Odiham.
The grocer’s shop of Charles Sherborn and his son Henry, who were also tallow chandlers. The building on the right is the George Hotel. From 1857 to 1985 the shop belonged to successive generations of the Dicker family (see Odiham High Street: An Itinerary, The Odiham Society, 2003, Third Edition, with historical notes by Sheila Millard, p. 37).
Photograph © Mr John Porter taken 23 October 2000 for the
Historic England Archive , National Heritage List number: 1092150.

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

1851 census – Farnham Road, Odiham Reference: HO107/1680 (folio 136, p. 1)

Charles Sherborn Head Married 56 Annuitant Odiham

Patience Sherborn Wife Married 51 Monk Sherborne

Patience Sherborn Daughter 15 Odiham

Thomas Sherborn Son 12 Odiham

Alice Andrews Niece 3 Alton

Notes: The will of William Whistler, proved in Winchester in 1856, gave generous gifts to the children of Charles and Patience Sherborn who were the nephews and nieces of his late wife Mary. The Sherborn children named in the will were: Henry Charles Sherborn, grocer of Odiham; Sarah Dodson (née Sherborn), the wife of Jeremiah William Dodson of Brighton; Elizabeth Page (née Sherborn); Mary Albertine Sherborn, spinster; Thomas Sherborn (under 21); Patience Sherborn (under 21); and Ann Andrews (née Sherborn), the wife of Richard Andrews.
The next census return shows Henry Charles Sherborn, the son of Charles and Patience Sherborn, who was one of the executors of the will of William Whistler.

1851 census – High Street, Odiham Reference: HO107/1680 (folio 108, p. 17)

Henry Charles Sherborn Head Married 29 Grocer & Draper Odiham

Harriett Sherborn Wife Married 24 Odiham

Harriett Sherborn Daughter 4 Odiham

Fanny Sherborn Daughter 3 Odiham

Sarah May Visitor 17 Odiham

John Moore 19 Shopman Binstead

Edney Brown 17 An Apprentice Reading, Berkshire

William Green 16 Servant Odiham

Bathsheba Carter 23 Servant Newnham

Harriett North 16 Servant Odiham

Note: Henry Charles Sherborn and Harriett May were married in 1845 (website: FreeBMD).

1861 census – Church Street, Basingstoke Reference: RG9/708 (folio 45, p. 1)

Henry Charles Sherborn Head Married 39 Commercial Draper Clerk Odiham

Amelia Sarah Sherborn Wife Married 31 Odiham

Charlotte Amelia Sherborn Daughter 5 Odiham

Jane Burningham Unm 21 House Servant Nately

Note: Henry Charles Sherborn married [his second wife] Amelia Sarah Hornsby in 1854 (website: FreeBMD).

1871 census – Millbrook Rd, Millbrook, Southampton Reference: RG10/1200 (folio 62, p. 18)

Henry C Sherborn Head Married 49 Commercial Traveller
in Grocery Odiham

Amelia S Sherborn Wife Married 41 Hartley Row

Charlotte A Sherborn Daughter 15 Odiham

Emily A Sherborn Daughter 6 Basingstoke

Ellen E Sherborn Daughter 4 Odiham

Lizzy E Sherborn Daughter 1 Basing

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