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I am interested in the Whitehouse family of Birmingham. My GG Grandfather was Ephraim Whitehouse, hairdresser, of Congrave Street. He was born in 1815. I am struggling with this line because the name is so common in Birmingham.
 
Hi Sozzleduk
Welcome to the group
Is this him not sure what info you have on him but he appears in the 1851,1871 and 1881 ,not sure about 1861 yet

1851 England Census Record
about Ephraim Whitehouse
Name: Ephraim Whitehouse
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Spouses's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Civil parish: Birmingham
Ecclesiastical parish: Christ Church
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address:32,Congrave Street
Occupation:Hairdresser
Registration district: Birmingham
Sub-registration district: St Paul
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 30
Household Members: Name Age
Pheobe Cox 13
Ephraim Whitehouse 35
Ephraim Whitehouse 7
Hannah Whitehouse 1
John Whitehouse 5
Mary Whitehouse 33
William Whitehouse 4 Mo

Colin
 
Yes that is him, thankyou. The ecclesiastical parish should help me to trace back from him - I had been looking in the wrong one. I will be able to make another trip to Birmingham now, to trace back from Ephraim. I find the record office there a bit confusing compared to others, and last time I went there was nobody around to help with finding things. With the right parish I should get on better.
Thankyou, Jo
 
1861 RG9/2151 folio 50 page 23 Birmingham Christchurch Warwickshire

33 Congrave Street

Ephraim Whitehouse age 45 Hairdresser born Birmingham Warwickshire
Mary wife age 43 born Rutland Worcester
Ephraim T son age 17 Gold Beater born Birmingham
Next Page
John age 15 Gold Beater born Birmingham
Sarah A dau age 13 born Birmingham
William son age 10 born Birmingham
Mary A dau age 6 born Birmingham
Henry son age 1 born Birmingham

Pam
 
Here is Sarah Ann on the 51 census visiting her grandparents


1851 H0107/2051 folio 558 page 5 Birmingham St Paul Warwickshire


11 Pope Street

Isaac Whitehouse age 71 Boot and Shoemaker born West Bromwich
Hannah Whitehouse wife age 70 born Doddrill Driotwich Worcestershire

Sarah Ann Whitehouse grandchild age 3 born St Phillips Birmingham

Pam
 
Thanks a lot. Sarah Anns Grandparents confirm that I was on the right track. Very useful!
Jo
 
Family search

Ephraim Whitehouse born 5th september 1815
baptised St Martin Birmingham Warwickshire 9th september 1816
father Isaac mother Hannah

Ephraim Whitehouse born about 1816 marriage about 1838 Birmingham Warwick wife Mary about 1818 Morcott Rutland

1851 H0107/2056 folio 8 page 8

Rest of family born Birmingham
Mary Whitehouse born Morcott Rutlandshire

Pam
 
Thanks again. I had pieced together some of this information, but I wasnt sure if it was correct. Having the correct parishes is very useful. This is the only branch of my family that comes rom a city -villages are much easier -they only have one parish!
Jo
 
Here they are in 1881

33 Congreve Street. |Market Hall.Birmingham

Ephrain Whitehouse      65  Hairdresser
Mary                           63
Mary A                        26  Assistant in House
 
I'm trying to track down ancestors of Elsie May Whitehouse (b. 1883 Balshall Heath). Her father was Frederick Whitehouse (b. c1860, B'ham) who was a spoon and fork manufacturer and lived in Edgbaston Road and Coppice Road in 1891 and 1901. I cannot find him prior to that apart from his marriage in 1881 in Alcester, Worcs. I'm trying to locate him prior to that and work out who his parents were. Any ideas?
 
this is my best guess

1881 mistranscribed whetehouse living cecil st. bham

job whitehouse 37 casters lab.
emma 38
frederick 21 casters lab.
mary a 7

all b. bham (ages of job and emma should be 10 yrs more!)

1871 living in aston

job whitehouse 36 lab. casting shop
emma 37
frederick 11
rebecca 9
?? whitehouse son 1

1861 moland st. bham

job whitehouse 27 builders lab
emma 27 wood screw maker
frederick 1

not sure if these are correct but certainly a possibility
 
if this is correct job and emma were married at st. martins bham on 5 oct 1856. he was a brass caster living green st. his father was job whitehouse a screw forger.
wife was emma byfield living green st. her father thomas byfield. a porter.
 
Thanx, that was one of the possibilities I'd found. I guess I need to obtain Fred and Laura's marriage certificate to see if that confirms the info.
 
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