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Household of Matthew Whyte (born 1841, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Matthew Whyte and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Whyte, born in 1841 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret Whyte, born in 1859 in Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Walter (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Lodger, Elizabeth McDonald, born in 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Whyte's household

Male

Matthew

Whyte

Head
Female

Margaret

Whyte

Wife
Male

Robert

Whyte

Son
Female

Cath

Whyte

Daughter
Male

Walter

Whyte

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Lodger
Male

William

Whyte

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Whyte
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Whyte

Head

Married

40

1841

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Whyte

Wife

Married

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

Robert

Whyte

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

Whyte

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Walter

Whyte

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Lodger

-

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Whyte

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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