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Household of William Whyte (born 1837, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

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.

William Whyte and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whyte, born in 1837 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary McDonald, born in 1841 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1873 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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William Whyte's household

Male

William

Whyte

Head
Female

Mary

McDonald

Wife
Male

William

Whyte

Son
Male

James

Whyte

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Whyte
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whyte

Head

Married

44

1837

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Wife

Married

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Whyte

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Whyte

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

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