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Paulina Whately (15)
25/10/1807 –08/06/1877
Paulina Whately (15)
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PAULINA WHATELY: 1807 – 1877
Paulina was the older sister of Thomas and George Whately, two surgeons who both moved to and established medical practices in Berkhamsted. Their father Thomas Whately, was also a surgeon. Their mother, also named Paulina (née Dawson,) was the second wife of Thomas. He had married Caroline Hall in 1794, but she died two years later. Thomas and Caroline had one child, Charles.
Thomas and Paulina married in 1807 and Paulina, the oldest of eight children born to the couple,[1] was born on 25th October that year in London. She was baptised at St George’s, Hanover Square, London, on 19th December 1807.
Thomas qualified as a surgeon in 1837 and moved to Berkhamsted shortly after qualification. In 1841 he, his mother and Paulina were living on Berkhamsted’s High Street together with two domestic servants.[2]
Paulina never married.
Paulina and her mother were still living on Berkhamsted’s High Street in 1851, but by the time of the 1861 census they had moved to Brighton. In 1868 Paulina’s mother died and at the time of the 1871 census Paulina was visiting the home of her brother George in Berkhamsted.
It was at her brother George’s home that Paulina died on 8th June 1877; she was 69 years old. Her estate was valued at under £600.
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PAULINA WHATELY: 1807 – 1877
Paulina was the older sister of Thomas and George Whately, two surgeons who both moved to and established medical practices in Berkhamsted. Their father Thomas Whately, was also a surgeon. Their mother, also named Paulina (née Dawson,) was the second wife of Thomas. He had married Caroline Hall in 1794, but she died two years later. Thomas and Caroline had one child, Charles.
Thomas and Paulina married in 1807 and Paulina, the oldest of eight children born to the couple,[1] was born on 25th October that year in London. She was baptised at St George’s, Hanover Square, London, on 19th December 1807.
Thomas qualified as a surgeon in 1837 and moved to Berkhamsted shortly after qualification. In 1841 he, his mother and Paulina were living on Berkhamsted’s High Street together with two domestic servants.[2]
Paulina never married.
Paulina and her mother were still living on Berkhamsted’s High Street in 1851, but by the time of the 1861 census they had moved to Brighton. In 1868 Paulina’s mother died and at the time of the 1871 census Paulina was visiting the home of her brother George in Berkhamsted.
It was at her brother George’s home that Paulina died on 8th June 1877; she was 69 years old. Her estate was valued at under £600.
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