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Household of John Whytock (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Whytock and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Whytock, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whytock, born in 1839 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John Mcmaster (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edwin (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Cousin, Mary (born 1860 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Robert R (born 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Whytock's household

Male

John

Whytock

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whytock

Wife
Male

James

Whytock

Son
Female

Annie

Whytock

Daughter
Female

Mary

Whytock

Daughter
Male

John Mcmaster

Whytock

Son
Male

Edwin

Whytock

Son
Female

Mary

Girven

Cousin
Male

Robert R

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Whytock
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Whytock

Head

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Whytock

Wife

Married

42

1839

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Whytock

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Whytock

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Whytock

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Mcmaster

Whytock

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Edwin

Whytock

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Girven

Cousin

Unmarried

21

1860

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert R

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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