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Household of Alexander Whyte (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, 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 Whyte and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Whyte, born in 1838 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizebath Whyte, born in 1842 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizebath (born 1862 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1870 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1876 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1879 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Elizebath Anderson, born in 1805 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Whyte's household

Male

Alexander

Whyte

Head
Female

Elizebath

Whyte

Wife
Female

Elizebath

Whyte

Daughter
Female

Euphemia

Whyte

Daughter
Male

James

Whyte

Son
Female

Jane

Whyte

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Whyte

Son
Male

Thomas

Whyte

Son
Male

Alexander

Whyte

Son
Female

Elizebath

Anderson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Whyte
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Whyte

Head

Married

43

1838

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizebath

Whyte

Wife

Married

39

1842

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizebath

Whyte

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia

Whyte

Daughter

-

11

1870

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Whyte

Son

-

9

1872

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Whyte

Daughter

-

7

1874

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Whyte

Son

-

5

1876

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Whyte

Son

-

2

1879

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Whyte

Son

-

0

1881

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizebath

Anderson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

76

1805

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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