The Policemen: William Robert & Thomas Alfred

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John WINDEATT=(2)Mary LAIGHT
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        William Robert=Alice LINLEY     Thomas Alfred=Sarah BOLT
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        six children                     seven children

The brothers, William and Thomas WINDEATT (probably called Bill and Tom), were born in Exeter two years apart and, after a variety of teenage jobs, they both became policemen. William joined the service in Lancashire and became an Inspector while his brother remained in Exeter as a Police Constable.

Select the arrowed link above to read about William and Thomas's parents and siblings (and so on back as far as 1742!). Scroll further down this page for birth and census details of them both when young. Or select the photographs above to go to pages of further information about each one.

1873 - Birth in the District of St. Sidwell in the County of Exeter

When & Where	Name	Sex	Name and Surname of Father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
13th July, 1873, Holloway Street	William Robert	Boy	John WINDEATT	Mary WINDEATT formerly LAIGHT	Musician	John WINDEATT Father Polsloe Road, Exeter	16th August 1873

1875 - Birth in the District of St. Sidwell in the County of Exeter

When & Where Registered	Name	Sex	Name and Surname of Father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
9th March, 1875 Oakfield Street	Thomas Alfred	Boy	John WINDEATT	Mary WINDEATT formerly LAIGHT	Professor of Music	Mary WINDEATT Mother Oakfield Street, Heavitree	3rd April 1875

Census Transcriptions

1881 (taken 3 April)

Living at Paragon Place, Exeter Holy Trinity, Devon. with their parents and older brothers and sisters.

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Age	Birthplace	Occupation
John WINDEATT	Head	M	Male	39	Exeter, Devon, England	Coal Agent
Mary WINDEATT	Wife	M	Female	39	Worcester, England
Margaret S. WINDEATT	Daur		Female	13	Prestwich Manchester
Francis John WINDEATT	Son		Male	12	Worcester, England
Florence A. WINDEATT	Daur		Female	9	Worcester, England
William R. WINDEATT	Son		Male	7	Exeter, Devon, England
Thomas A. WINDEATT	Son		Male	6	Heavitree, Devon, England
Geo. Fredk. WINDEATT	Son		Male	4	Exeter, Devon, England

1891 (taken 5 April)

Living at no 4 Alpha Terrace, Heavitree, Exeter. The boys father, John, had died the previous year but his widow and family were still living in the same house at the time of the 1891 census. Here they are:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Age	Occupation	Employment	Where Born
Mary WINDEATT	Head	Wid	50			Worcester
William WINDEATT	Son	S	18	Inn Waiter	Employed	Devon Exeter
Thomas WINDEATT	Son	S	16	Telegraph Messenger	Employed	Devon Heavitree
George WINDEATT	Son		14	Port Messenger	Employed	Devon Heavitree
Violet WINDEATT	Daur		7	Scholar		Devon Heavitree

Their older sister, Margaret, and older brother, Francis John, had by this time moved up to Salford where they settled, married and had families. William was to follow them some time in the next ten years.