William was baptised on 2 Jan, 1803 in Westbury, Buckinghamshire^a1, the eldest son of George Whitehead (1766–1838)★ and Catherine Jarvis (1770–1834)★. He is Stephanie's 3x great grandfather.

He met Temperance Russel (1806–1859)★ before 1828 . They had seven children.

• James baptised on 21 Sep, 1828 in Westbury^a2.
• William baptised on 31 Jul, 1831 in Westbury^a3. Probably died around this time in 1868 at the age of thirty-seven.
• Catherine★ (known as Kitty) baptised on 9 Mar, 1834 in Westbury^a4. Married George Tew★ on 28 Jan, 1858^b1. Died on 17 Jun, 1917 at 17 Leicester Street, Northampton^b2 at the age of eighty-three.
• Thomas baptised on 30 Oct, 1836 in Westbury^a5.
• George baptised on 6 Oct, 1839 in Westbury^a6.
• Jane baptised on 24 Mar, 1844 in Westbury^a7. Married Joseph Foster on 30 Aug, 1894^c1. Died in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1933 in Northampton Registration District, Northamptonshire at the age of eighty-nine.
• Elizabeth baptised on 15 Oct, 1848 in Westbury^a8. Married George Darby on 9 Nov, 1868^d1.

By the time of the 1851 census he was living at Hoop Yard, Westbury^e1 with his wife Temperance, a lace maker and six children Catherine, James, an agricultural labourer, Thomas, an agricultural labourer, George, Jane and Elizabeth.

In the 1861 census he was living at New Red Ditches, Westbury^f1 with his four children Thomas, George, an agricultural labourer, Jane, a lacemaker and Elizabeth, a lacemaker.

William died at the age of sixty in 1863 in Westbury and was buried on 22 Oct, 1863 at St Augustine's Church, Westbury^g1

Timeline

1803

2 Jan

Baptised in Westbury, Buckinghamshire^a1.

1828

21 Sep

Son, James Whitehead, baptised in Westbury^a2.
Occupation recorded as labourer^a2.
Recorded as living in Westbury^a2.

1831

31 Jul

Son, William, baptised in Westbury^a3.
Recorded as living in Westbury^a3.
Occupation recorded as labourer^a3.

1834

9 Mar

Daughter, Catherine Whitehead★, baptised in Westbury^a4.
Recorded as residing in Westbury^a4.
Occupation recorded as labourer^a4.

1836

30 Oct

Son, Thomas, baptised in Westbury^a5.
Recorded as living in Westbury^a5.

1839

6 Oct

Son, George, baptised in Westbury^a6.
Occupation recorded as labourer^a6.
Recorded as residing in Westbury^a6.

1844

24 Mar

Daughter, Jane, baptised in Westbury^a7.
Occupation recorded as labourer^a7.
Recorded as living in Westbury^a7.

1848

15 Oct

Daughter, Elizabeth, baptised in Westbury^a8.
Recorded as living in Westbury^a8.
Occupation recorded as labourer^a8.

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census residing at Hoop Yard, Westbury^e1.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^e1.

1858

28 Jan

Occupation recorded as labourer^b1.

1859

27 Feb

Wife, Temperance Russel★, died at the age of fifty-two in Westbury^b3.

1 Mar

Recorded as living in Westbury^b3.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^b3.

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census residing at New Red Ditches, Westbury^f1.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^f1.

1863

Died at the age of sixty in Westbury.

22 Oct

Buried at St Augustine's Church, Westbury^g1.
Recorded as living in Westbury^g1.

1868

9 Nov

Occupation recorded as labourer^d1.

1894

30 Aug

Occupation recorded as labourer^c1.