NameSusannah Whitehouse [3, Birth, Q1 of 1869, Penkridge dist, vol 6B, p. 451 ], [4, 1871 ref: RG10, piece 2925, folio 68, p. 23], [4, 1881 ref: RG11, piece 2786, folio 40, Page 9], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 2221, folio 128, p. 198], [4, 1911 ref: RG14PN16960 RG78PN1047 RD368 SD2 ED27 SN72], [4, 1939 ref: Ref: RG101/5452A/006/42], [3, Death, Q1 of 1946, Cannock dist, vol 6B, p. 551]
Birth4 Feb 1868, Cheslyn Hay, Staffs
Deathca Feb 1946, Cannock district, Staffs
General1st dau. In 1911: Had 11 children of whom 8 survived.
Spouses
1Philip Henry Thomas [3, Marriage, Q4 of 1888, Dudley dist, vol 6C, p. 129], [4, 1891 ref: RG12, piece 2221, folio 128, p. 198], [4, 1911 ref: RG14PN16960 RG78PN1047 RD368 SD2 ED27 SN72], [4, 1939 ref: Ref: RG101/5452A/006/42], [3, Death, Q1 of 1946, Cannock dist, vol 6B, p. 552]
Notes for Susannah Whitehouse
Her birth index:
Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
WHITEHOUSE, SUSANNAH ECCLESTONE
GRO Reference: 1869 M Quarter in PENKRIDGE Volume 06B Page 451
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She was in the 1871 and 1881 censuses: see her mother’s Notes for the details.
Did she then die? There were no deaths of any Susannah Whitehouse born in 1869 and who was alive in 1881.
She could have been the Susannah of any of these Susannah Whitehouse marriages in from 1881 to 1891:
Her
Year age Her name His Name Location
1884 15 Susannah Whitehouse Simpson Webb Dudley
1887 18 Susannah Whitehouse Henry Handley or Ell Fudge Dudley
1888 19 Susannah Whitehouse Philip Hy Thomas or Azariah Jones Dudley
1890 21 Susann Whitehouse Philip Geo Collyer / Samuel Taylor
/ Samson Blewitt (all) Cannock
For all the above, we need to look at the 1891 census to see if those couples have a Susannah who was born in Cheslyn Hay in 1879.
There was one Susannah Whitehouse found in the 1891 census who was born in 1869±2 but she was unmarried and living with her parents who were a totally separate family in Dudley.
There were two Susannah Webbs found in the 1891 census one in West Bromwich and born in Tipton Staffs, unmarried and a domestic servant for a family. The other was the unmarried daughter of a Webb family.
There were no Susannah Handleys found in Staffs who were born in 1869±2. Nor any Susannah Fudges.
There was a Susannah Thomas, unmarried found as a servant to a family in Wolverhampton and born in Kidsgrove, Staffs. The other Susannah Thomas was married to Philip Thomas and they were living at Cheslyn Hay. Sounds like a Bingo! They had a daughter Emma E Thomas aged 0. Ten years later in the 1901 census at her mother Emma’s there was a George William Thomas staying and who was Emma’s grandson. So I think the odds are very high that Susannah married Philip Thomas and they then lived in Cheslyn Hay.
Checking through the other candidate husbands, Of the Susanna Jones, they were all single women. The Susannah Collyers were not found, the Susannah Taylors were all single and there were no Susannah Blewitts.
So, highly likely, Susannah Whitehouse married Philip Henry Thomas.
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They can be found in the 1891 and 1911 censuses in Cheslyn Hay. Where they got to in 1901 I do not know.
In 1891 they were at Low Street, Cheslyn Hay, Cannock, Staffordshire:
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Philip Thomas Head M M 22 1869 Edge tool maker Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
Susannah Thomas Wife M F 21 1870 - Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
Emma E Thomas Daur - F 0 1891 - Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire
Ref:
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 2221
Folio 128
Page 34
Schedule 198
Combined: 1891 ref: RG12, piece 2221, folio 128, p. 198
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In 1911 they were at 6 Low Street Cheslyn Hay Near Walsall Staffordshire with seven children still living with them plus what looks like her brother John; it was reported for Susannah that they had been married for 28 years, she had had 11 children of whom 3 had died - so one more than the seven here had survived:
Birth First Marital Last
year Age name(s) Birth place status Occupation Rel name Sex
1868 43 Philip Cheslyn Hay Staffs M Edge tool maker Head Thomas M
1870 41 Susannah Cheslyn Hay Staffs M - Wife Thomas F
1892 19 Fredrick Cheslyn Hay Staffs S Edge tool maker Son Thomas M
1894 17 George William Cheslyn Hay Staffs S Edge tool maker Son Thomas M
1898 13 Sarah Ann May Cheslyn Hay Staffs - - Daur Thomas F
1903 8 Alfred Cheslyn Hay Staffs - - Son Thomas M
1905 6 Harrold Cheslyn Hay Staffs - - Son Thomas M
1907 4 Alice Eva Cheslyn Hay Staffs - - Daur Thomas F
1910 1 Philip Edward Cheslyn Hay Staffs - - Son Thomas M
1883 28 John Cheslyn Hay Staffs S Miner hewer Vist Whitehouse M
Ref: 1911 ref: RG14PN16960 RG78PN1047 RD368 SD2 ED27 SN72
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In 1939 they were at 6 Low Street, Cheslyn Hay, Cannock R.D., Staffordshire:
First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Philip H Thomas 17 Oct 1868 Male Edge Tool Maker Heavy Worker Married 52 1
Susannah Thomas 04 Feb 1868 Female Unpaid Household Duties Married 52 2
Philip E Thomas 04 Mar 1910 Male Edge Tool Maker Heavy Worker Single 52 3
Ref: 1939 ref: Ref: RG101/5452A/006/42
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Her death index:
First name(s) Susannah
Last name Thomas
Gender Female
Birth year 1870
Age 76
Death quarter 1
Death year 1946
District Cannock
County Staffordshire
Volume 6B
Page 551
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Notes for Philip Henry & Susannah (Family)
Their marriage index:
First name(s) Susannah
Last name Whitehouse
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1888
MarriageFinder Susannah Whitehouse married one of these people
Philip Henry Thomas, Azariah Jones
District Dudley
County Staffordshire
Country England
Volume 6C
Page number 129
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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