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Household of James Whittet (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.

James Whittet and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whittet, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Mclees Whittet, born in 1837 in -. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Whittet's household

Male

James

Whittet

Head
Female

Mary Mclees

Whittet

Wife
Female

Sarah

Whittet

Daughter
Male

James

Whittet

Son
Female

Isabella

Whittet

Daughter
Male

John

Whittet

Son
Female

Mary

Whittet

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Whittet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whittet

Head

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Mclees

Whittet

Wife

Married

44

1837

-

Sarah

Whittet

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Whittet

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Whittet

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Whittet

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Whittet

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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