William Edward White MMFF

[ElizabethHerts]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
William Edward White

Date and place of birth
15 Jan 1839
The Workhouse, Headley, Hampshire - where his father was Governor of the Workhouse and his mother Matron

Names of parents
Edward White and Sarah (nee Thomason)

Date and place of baptism - if applicable
No baptism found - as he was brought up a Baptist he was probably not baptised as an infant.

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
To Elizabeth Stilwell
1st March 1862 Salem Chapel Brighton
William was married at the age of 24 at Bond Street Chapel Brighton according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Particular Baptists.
Drapers Assistant of 105 or 115 Norfolk Road, Brighton. Father Edward - Retired Shoemaker.

Occupation(s) - if any
Draper, Master Draper
William started as a draper in Brighton but moved to Guildford and went into partnership with others. By 1900 he was trading as W.E. White & Sons. The shops were in Guildford High Street and North Street. There was also a shop in Chertsey. The business in Guildford closed in the 1960s.

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
1841 Census
Headley Workhouse Headley Hampshire
Edward White 40 Master No
Sarah White 25 Matron N
William Edward 2 Y
Frederic 9 months

1851 Census
HO107; piece 1798; folio 289; page 27
Holbrook Suffolk
George Isaac Head Baptist Minister Chelmondiston Chapel. Surrey Bramley
Sarah Wife Mar 40 Surrey Chatham
Sarah Hudson Niece U 20 Domestic Assistant Surrey Bagshot
Charles Geary Visitor Mar 31 Baptist Minister Middlesex St Martins
William E White Pupil 12 Pupil Hants. Headley
Samuel G Smith Pupil 9 Pupil Suffolk Ipswich
Joseph Hamp Pupil 8 Pupil Suffolk Eye
Susannah Last Pupil 8 Pupil Suffolk Ipswich

1861 Census
William Edward White not found.
Date of census: the night of 7 April 1861
It is highly likely that William was living at 45 Norfolk Road Brighton at the time of the census, but impossible to prove. Census returns for the Palace District of Brighton are missing.
He was a draper in Brighton at the time of his marriage in 1862.

1871 Census
RG10; Piece 811; Folio 65; Page 29
Woodbridge Road, Stoke Next Guildford, Surrey
William E White Head Mar 32 Manager to Draper Hants Headley
Elizabeth Wife Mar 32 Surrey Frensham
William P Son 8 Scholar Sussex Brighton
Herbert E Son 6 Scholar Surrey Guildford

1881 Census
RG11; Piece 776; Folio 104; page 73
Elm Place, Stoke, Guildford
William E White Head 42 Master Draper Hants Headley
Elizabeth Wife Mar 42 Hants Bramshott
Agnes McGregor Serv Unm 17 Gen Serv Domestic Surrey Guildford

1891 Census
RG12; piece 559; folio 175; page 31
Edgeboro’ Road Stoke Guildford
William E White Head M 52 Draper Hants Headley
Elizabeth Wife M 51 Hants Bramshott
Stephen Tye Boarder M 51 Corn Factor agent Surrey Guildford
Emily Ledge Serv S 20 Cook domestic Surrey Bramley
Rose E Earle Serv S 22 Hants Kingsley

1901 Census
RG13; piece 603; folio 100; page 5
William E White Head M 62 Draper Employer Hants Headley
Elizabeth Wife M 51 Hants Lynchmere
Stephen Tye Boarder Divorced Corn Merchant Employer Surrey Guildford
Rose M Scarlett Servant S 19 General servant (domestic) Hants Abbots Ann

Date, place and cause of death
William Edward White died 20th April 1907 at 4 Dapdune Crescent Guildford.

Date and place of burial / cremation.
Buried 24th April 1907 at Stoke Old Cemetery, Stoughton Road, Guildford

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Gross value of Estate £19734.15.1
Net value of Personal Estate £14941.11.7
Everything left to Elizabeth White, his widow, including his business W.E. White and Son in Guildford High Street. She ran it after his death.

Memorial inscription - if any
I hope to visit the grave soon

[ElizabethHerts]

Added today:

Details of William's burial, discovered when reading my grandfather's diaries as I found the information whilst reading about the death of Elizabeth, his wife.