William Whitehouse

[mhetfield]

Hello all,

I hope this is right.

I am looking for help to find some information about a William Whitehouse Born 1813 Frome, Somerset. Father Richard Whitehouse.

William would go on to join the 36th regiment of foot
service number: 902
enlistment year: 1832
age on enlistment: 19
document list birth: Frome.
father as: Richard Whitehouse.
Delistment location as: Bath

I have a marriage for William and Catherine who were married in Western Australia.
on the document it states his father as Richard.

Just wondering if anyone could give me a hand. I feel like I have looked everywhere but with no hope.

I have searched freereg, Ancestry, My heritage and Find my past
the closest I have got is:

Father: Richard Whitehouse
Mother: Sarah
Child: James Whitehouse
Born: 1810
Place: Frome

Father: Richard Whitehouse
Mother: Sarah
Child: Elizabeth
Born: 1814
Place: Frome

There is another option maybe?

Father: Isaac Whitehouse
Mother: Agnes
Child: William
Born: 1815
Place: Longport

Its the closest William Whitehouse born around that time.

any help you could give would be great.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Cheers
Michael

[Neale1961]

On William’s marriage does it give an occupation for his father?
What was William’s occupation, on immigration and on marriage, and after?

[mhetfield]

no occupation for Williams father sorry.

at the time of his marriage William is enrolled pensioner.
on his enlistment record Williams occupation is listed as tailor.

[Neale1961]

If I am looking at the correct couple in Australia, his religion was Roman Catholic.
I am not sure what catholic baptisms from Frome are available online.

With an occupation like a tailor, my thoughts are he would have been literate. Does he sign his name on documents? If so, you might expect his father to also be literate and in a similar occupation.

[mhetfield]

No, William makes his mark with an x on his enlistment.

Side note, Tailor could also be Sailor, depending on which document you read it is very unclear and the Ts and Ss look very similar.

[rosie99]

There is another option maybe?

Father: Isaac Whitehouse
Mother: Agnes
Child: William
Born: 1815
Place: Longport

I think this should be Langport

[mhetfield]

YES rosie99 you are right.
it is Langport.

[rosie99]

Earlier posts on William born Frome
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=697776.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=697746.

[rosie99]

The other posts mention the burial at St John the Baptist of a Richard Whitehouse age 77 of Gentle Street, Frome in 1851.
Other burials of Whitehouses at St Johns around the same time

Jane (of Catherine Hill) age 26 - 11 March 1827

Richard son of John age 4 of Bath Street - 22 Apr 1827

Ann daughter of Isaac age 18 months - 07 Mar 1838 - abode Fromefield
(Isaac's wife Grace and children are living at Fromefield in 1841)

Caroline age 8 months -abode Union House -08 Jun 1855