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Household of James Whyte (born 1821, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Whyte and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Whyte, born in 1821 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; James (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Virginia (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Janet P (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Jeannie (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Esther S (born 1879 in -).


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James Whyte's household

Male

James

Whyte

Head
Male

James

Whyte

Son
Female

Virginia

Whyte

Daughter
Male

Robert

Whyte

Son
Female

Janet P

Whyte

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Jeannie

Whyte

Granddaughter
Female

Esther S

Whyte

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Whyte
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Whyte

Head

Widower

60

1821

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Whyte

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Virginia

Whyte

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Whyte

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet P

Whyte

Daughter-In-Law

Unmarried

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Whyte

Granddaughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Esther S

Whyte

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

-

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