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Household of John White (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

John White and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John White, born in 1836 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Smith White, born in 1846 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; John A (born 1867 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1870 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet Ann (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas Thomson (born 1873 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George Owen (born 1877 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Ann (born 1879 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John White's household

Male

John

White

Head
Female

Janet Smith

White

Wife
Male

John A

White

Son
Male

David

White

Son
Female

Janet Ann

White

Daughter
Male

Thomas Thomson

White

Son
Male

George Owen

White

Son
Female

Ann

White

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name White
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

White

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Janet Smith

White

Wife

Married

35

1846

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John A

White

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

White

Son

-

11

1870

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet Ann

White

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas Thomson

White

Son

-

8

1873

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George Owen

White

Son

-

4

1877

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

White

Daughter

-

2

1879

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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