William was baptised on 2 Jan, 1803 in the parish of Westbury in Buckinghamshire, England^a1, the 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 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 in the parish of Shalstone in Buckinghamshire, England^b1. Died on 17 Jun, 1917 at 17 Leicester Street in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^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 at St. Bartholomews Church in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England^c1. Died in the Apr-Jun quarter of 1933 in the registration district of Northampton in Northamptonshire, England at the age of eighty-nine.
• Elizabeth baptised on 15 Oct, 1848 in Westbury^a8. Married George Darby on 9 Nov, 1868 at St. Lawrence Church in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^d1.

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

In the 1861 census he was living at New Red Ditches in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England^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 in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England^g1

Timeline

1803

2 Jan

Baptised in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England.^a1

1828

21 Sep

Son, James Whitehead (1828–?), baptised in Westbury.^a2
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a2
Recorded as living in Westbury.^a2

1831

31 Jul

Son, William Whitehead (1831–1868), baptised in Westbury.^a3
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a3
Recorded as residing in Westbury.^a3

1834

9 Mar

Daughter, Catherine Whitehead (1834–1917)★, baptised in Westbury.^a4
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a4
Recorded as living in Westbury.^a4

1836

30 Oct

Son, Thomas Whitehead (1836–?), baptised in Westbury.^a5
Recorded as living in Westbury.^a5

1839

6 Oct

Son, George Whitehead (1839–?), baptised in Westbury.^a6
Recorded as living in Westbury.^a6
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a6

1844

24 Mar

Daughter, Jane Whitehead (1844–1933), baptised in Westbury.^a7
Occupation recorded as labourer.^a7
Recorded as living in Westbury.^a7

1848

15 Oct

Daughter, Elizabeth Whitehead (1848–?), 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, Buckinghamshire.^e1
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer.^e1

1858

28 Jan

Occupation recorded as labourer.^b1

1859

27 Feb

His children's mother, Temperance Russel (1806–1859)★, died in Westbury. He was the informant.^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, Buckinghamshire.^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, Buckinghamshire, England.^g1
Recorded as living in Westbury.^g1

1868

9 Nov

Occupation recorded as labourer.^d1

1894

30 Aug

Occupation recorded as labourer.^c1