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Household of Alexander White (born 1846, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander White and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander White, born in 1846 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet White, born in 1830 in Preston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1864 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Ellen E (born 1851 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, Henry Eadie, born in 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander White's household

Male

Alexander

White

Head
Female

Janet

White

Wife
Male

James

White

Son
Female

Mary

White

Daughter
Male

Robert

White

Son
Female

Ellen E

White

Daughter
Male

Henry

Eadie

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name White
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

White

Head

Married

35

1846

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

White

Wife

Married

51

1830

Preston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

White

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

White

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

White

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ellen E

White

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Henry

Eadie

Grandson

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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