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William Harley White

Male 1857 - 1927  (69 years)


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  • Name William Harley White 
    Born 4 Aug 1857  2 James Court, Edinburgh Castle & Portsburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1871  8 Elder Street, Edinburgh St Andrew Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1871  [3
    Apprentice compositor 
    Residence 1877  1 St John Street. Edinburgh Canongate Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1881  8 McLaren Terrace, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1881 
    Master Printer 
    Residence Feb 1891  44 Dalry Road, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence Between Jul 1901 and Apr 1904  Windsor Cottage, Windsor Terrace, Portobello, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence Between 1905 and 1907  Midlothian, Portobello, 3 Joppa Terrace Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1911  [8
    Manager of Printing Works 
    Residence From 1920 to Feb 1927  32 Wellesley Road, Colchester Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Died 11 Feb 1927  [11
    Probate 8 Mar 1927  London Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Association Family: James Bisset White / Mary Forsyth (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 381) 
    Association Maggie McQueen Cairns White (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 384) 
    Association Andrew White (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 384) 
    Person ID I449  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2013 

    Father James White,   b. Abt 1832, Midlothian, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1873, Midlothian, Edinburgh, St Andrew Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Margaret Archibald Harley,   b. 29 Apr 1835, Perth Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1904, Edinburgh, Portobello Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1854  Midlothian, Edinburgh, St Cuthberts Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Census 1871  8 Elder Street, Edinburgh St Andrew Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Macleod,   b. C 1874, Portree, Skye Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Q4 1949, Colchester, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Census 1891  84 Denmark Road, Chorlton On Medlock, Manchester Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Married 11 Feb 1891  5 Shandon Road, St George, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Census 1901  15 Pitt Street, Portobello, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Census 1911  48 Wimpole Road, Colchester, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Margaret McQueen White,   b. Q1 1892, Chorlton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth White,   b. 3 Sep 1893, Letham Cottage, Brayfoot, Liberton, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Catriona Macmillan White,   b. 11 Dec 1894, 61 Comely Bank Road, St George, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Eilidh Sheena White,   b. 29 May 1897, Thistle Lodge, West Ferry Road, St George, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Harley White,   b. 30 Sep 1898, Thistle Lodge, St George, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Q2 1923, Colchester, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     6. Marjory McLeod White,   b. 16 Aug 1901, Midlothian, Portobello, Windsor Cottage, Windsor Terrace Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Eleanor Muriel Macallister White,   b. 23 Apr 1903, Windsor Cottage, Windsor Terrace, Portobello, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1904, Portobello Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     8. Bernice Christie White,   b. 15 May 1907, Midlothian, Portobello, 3 Joppa Terrace Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Q1 1994, Colchester, Essex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S355] Birth Certificate, Registrar Castle & Portsburgh, (Scotland's People), 0700 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S58] IGI Record, C116851 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S313] 1871 census, General Register Office, (Scotlands People), 094/000 005 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S323] Death certificate, Registrar Canongate, Edinburgh, (Scotland's People), 0414 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S265] Marriage Certificate, Registrar, St George, Edinburgh, (Scotland's People) (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S382] Birth Certificate, Registrar Portobello, 136 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S382] Birth Certificate, Registrar Portobello, 158 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S963] 1911 Census, Registrar Colchester, (Find my past.com) (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S964] England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1861-1941, Principal Probate Registry, (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S965] British Phone Books 1880-1984, (Ancestry.com), none.

    11. [S964] England & Wales National Probate Calendar 1861-1941, Principal Probate Registry, (Ancestry.com).
      Probate London 8 March to Margaret McLeod White widow. Effects ¹1435 5s 8d.

    12. [S90] OPR 685.2/48, Frame 109 (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S1021] 1891 Census, Registrar Chorlton, (Ancestry.com), ED51 Folio 11, p 15 (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S265] Marriage Certificate, Registrar, St George, Edinburgh, (Scotland's People), 71 (Reliability: 3).

    15. [S277] 1901 Census, General Register Office, (Scotland's People), ED 009/00 P 2 (Reliability: 2).