White Family Tree research resources
Explore the detail of the White Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96263 people with the White surname? In that year White was ranked number 13 for popularity in the UK. |
1921 England and Wales Census records are now available!
On 6 January 2022 the 1921 England and Wales Census records were made available online via the FindMyPast website. The records have been indexed and are searchable via the usual methods. These records are only viewable on a pay-per-view basis and are not included in any of FindMyPast's existing subscriptions with the exception of the 12 month premium subscription.
White records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your White family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"WHITE, WHYTE. Huita, Huuita, and Hwita occur as personal names in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) charters, from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) hu;it, 'white.' Ilwitu is also found as a byname. In an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) charter dated before 925 A. D. we find WulfnoS hwita (Cartularium Saxonicum). Whyte is also used as an Englishing of Gaelic M'lUebhain (MacGhillebhain). In early record the name is Latinized albtts. Uuiaett Hwite witnessed King Eadgar's charter of Coldingham, c. 1097-1107 (Nat. MSS., 1,4). Adam Albus appears as a charter witness between 1180 and 1214 (RAA., i, 39, 61), and c. 1198 Simone Albus witnessed a charter by Earl David (LAC., 8). Before 1240 William Albus witnessed the grant of Parva Kyp (Little Kyp) to the Abbey of Kelso (Kelso, 181). John Albus was senescallus or steward to Matilda, countess of Angus, 1242 (RAA., i, p. 332). Robert i granted to Adam Quhyt a charter of the lands of Stayhar afterwards called Stauquhat or Barskimming in Ayrshire (RMS., i, App. n, 346), and Adam Albus held lands in Kincardineshire in the reign of Robert n. Gilbert Qwhyt was bailie of the burgh of Rutherglen, 1376 (ER., n, p. 537), Thome White held land in Irvine, 1426 (Irvine, i, p. 130), Andrew Qwhit was a citizen of Brechin, 1472 (REB., n, 275), and Fait (= Patrick) Quheyt rented the land of Kendy Hyll in 1525 (Rental). Robert Whytte was first provost (1658) the town of Kirkekaldie ever had (Lamont, Diary, p. 108). Quheit 1587, Quheitt 1588, Quhit 1497, Quhite 1493, Quhyt 1562, Quhyte 1462, Quyt 1606, Qwhyth 1482, Qwite 1407, Qwyt 1471, Whyt 1646, Whytt 1677. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the White Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the White Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the White family tree.
Explore White Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the White family name using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for White family records.
Study MyHeritage for White family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the White family.
Research the White surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original White Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 119600 people with the White surname in the UK? White is now ranked number 16 for popularity in the UK. |
White Family Tree Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed White family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of White data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the White family and people looking to contact living White relations.
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White Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 847671 people with the White surname in the USA? White is ranked number 11 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous White Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the White family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the White surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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