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Household of William Whyte (born 1847, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whyte, born in 1847 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Whyte, born in 1850 in Hamilton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jean (born 1873 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1880 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Whyte's household

Male

William

Whyte

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Whyte

Wife
Female

Margaret

Whyte

Daughter
Female

Jean

Whyte

Daughter
Male

William

Whyte

Son
Female

Catherine

Whyte

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Whyte

Son
Female

Margaret

Maxwell

Servant
Female

Mary

Fulton

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Whyte
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whyte

Head

Married

34

1847

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Whyte

Wife

Married

31

1850

Hamilton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Whyte

Daughter

-

9

1872

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jean

Whyte

Daughter

-

8

1873

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Whyte

Son

-

6

1875

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Whyte

Daughter

-

4

1877

Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Whyte

Son

-

1

1880

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Maxwell

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Fulton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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