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Household of David White (born 1846, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

David White and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David White, born in 1846 in Oban, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet White, born in 1846 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Brother, Thomas (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David White's household

Male

David

White

Head
Female

Janet

White

Wife
Male

James

White

Son
Female

Jessie

White

Daughter
Female

Sarah

White

Daughter
Male

Thomas

White

Brother
Female

Mary

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name White
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

White

Head

Married

35

1846

Oban, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

White

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

White

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

White

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

White

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

White

Brother

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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