The Whistler Brothers of Iowa in Census Returns

    Farmers of the Hampshire Downs

The two brothers Charles Whistler and Septimus Whistler were born in Hampshire, England.
Their early life is documented in census returns for George Whistler and Sons.
They left the Hampshire Downs for a new life in America.

Census returns were accessed at the Ancestry family history website (unless otherwise noted).

  Charles Whistler

Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1880 United States Federal Census – Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
N L Gardner		Married	46	Hotel keeper	Ohio
Olive K Gardner	Wife	Married	49	Landlady	New York
George Gardner	Son		12	At School	New York
Charles Whistler	Boarder	Married	45	Scientific Farmer	England
‘Wife’ Whistler	Boarder	Married	40		England
Allie Whistler	Boarder		10		Iowa
1900 United States Federal Census – Plant City, Hillsborough [near Tampa], Florida
Charles Whistler	Head	Married	62	Farmer	England
Allie [Annie?] Whistler	Wife	Married	63		Pennsylvania
Alice Whistler	Daughter	Single	29		Iowa
Notes: The census record stated that, in 1900, Charles Whistler had been a resident of the United States for 36 years. Previous census returns gave England as the birthplace of Charles’ wife. The 1900 census form recorded that both her mother and father had been born in England, so possibly she came to America as an infant.
1910 United States Federal Census – Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida
S A Boone	Head	Married	59	Farmer	Georgia
Alice Boone	Wife	Married	40		Iowa
Elizabeth Boone	Daughter		3		Florida
Annie Whistler	Mother	[Widow]	73		Pennsylvania
Septimus Whistler
Name and relation to Head of household		Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
1880 United States Federal Census – Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa
Septimus Whistler		Married	36	Farmer	England
Eliza Whistler	Wife	Married	37	Keeping house	England
Emily Whistler	Daughter		13	At school	England
Frank Whistler	Son		11	At school	England
Florence Whistler	Daughter		9	At school	England
May Whistler	Daughter		6		England
Kate Whistler	Daughter		4		England
Arthur Whistler	Son		2		England
1895 census – West Bend Township, Palo Alto County, Iowa             (webpage: Iowa, 1895 Census).
Septimus Whistler		Widower	[51]		England
Florence Whistler		Single	23		England
Kate Whistler		Single	20		England
Arthur Whistler		Single	17		England
Beatrice Whistler		Single	9		Palo Alto Co Iowa
Fred M Bekker		Single	23		Denmark
Notes: The census record suggests that Fred Bekker was a lodger. He later married Florence Whistler (information from the website: WorldConnect).
1900 United States Federal Census – West Bend Township, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Septimus Whistler	Head	Widower	56	Farmer	England
Kate Whistler	Daughter	Single	24		England
Arthur S Whistler	Son	Single	21	Farm Labourer	England
Beatrice Whistler	Daughter	Single	15	At School	Iowa
William Bevard	Boarder	Single	25	Farm Labourer	Ohio
Stephen Bevard	Boarder	Single	18	Farm Labourer	Iowa
Notes: On 30 August 1905 the Emmetsburg Democrat, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa, printed the notice: ‘Mr Arthur P. Blake and Miss Beatrice Whistler were married at West Bend’ (Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project).
1910 United States Federal Census – Ellington Township, Palo Alto County, Iowa
Septimus Whistler	Head	Widower	66	Farmer	England
The census page also included the next household.
Albert L Blake	Head	Married	34	Farmer	Missouri
Kate Blake	Wife	Married	34		England
Notes: Kate Blake appears to be the married daughter of Septimus Whistler. The census form noted that the Blakes had been married for 8 years and had no children. For Septimus Whistler and Kate Blake their year of immigration to the United States was recorded as 1881.
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