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Household of Robert Preston Whyte (born 1857, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, England

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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.

Robert Preston Whyte and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Preston Whyte, born in 1857 in Instow, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Robert Preston was the head of the household, married to Edith Caroline Whyte, born in 1861 in India.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert Preston's Servant, Mary Adelaide (born 1858 in Clayton, Gloucestershire, England), Robert Preston's Servant, Jane (born 1846 in Fromington, Devon, England), Robert Preston's Servant, Elizabeth Ann (born 1861 in Devon, England) and Robert Preston's Servant, Samuel (born 1864 in Instow, Devon, England).


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Robert Preston Whyte's household

Male

Robert Preston

Whyte

Head
Female

Edith Caroline

Whyte

Wife
Female

Mary Adelaide

Cook

Servant
Female

Jane

Burgess

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Wilton

Servant
Male

Samuel

Pidler

Servant
First name(s) Robert Preston
Last name Whyte
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Instow, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert Preston

Whyte

Head

Married

24

1857

Instow, Devon, England

Edith Caroline

Whyte

Wife

Married

20

1861

India

Mary Adelaide

Cook

Servant

Single

23

1858

Clayton, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Burgess

Servant

Widow

35

1846

Fromington, Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Wilton

Servant

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

Samuel

Pidler

Servant

Single

17

1864

Instow, Devon, England

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