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Andrew Coventry WHYTE
1847 - 1898

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• Birth	28MAR1847	Orwell, Kinross. Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4SEP1898	Gross Isle, Quebec. Canada
  Buried	7SEP1898	Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal. Canada
  Person ID	I547	Jean Mailer Forsyth
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	James WHYTE,   b. 9APR1814, Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross. Scotland ,   d. 9FEB1900, 392a Dundyvan Rd, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. Scotland
  Mother	Jane MAILLER,   b. 24MAR1813, Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross. Scotland ,   d. 18SEP1891, Causewayhead, Logie, Stirling. Scotland
  Married	16FEB1838	Milnathort, Orwell, Kinross. Scotland
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		A C Whyte per Romsdal 1885 to Sydney Captain.jpg
  		A C White Captain on Trove 1885.jpg
  		A C White Captain on Trove 1885 2.jpg
  		A C White Captain on Trove 1885 3.jpg
  		A C White Captain on Trove 1885 4.jpg
  		A C Whyte Captain 1891.jpg
  		A C Whyte Captain buried in Quebec Canada.jpg
  		A C Whyte Captain Gross Ile.jpg
  		Andrew Coventry Whyte Testament 1.jpg
  		Andrew Coventry Whyte Testament .jpg
  		Andrew Coventry Whyte Testament 2
  		Andrew Coventry Whyte Testament 3

  
  

• Notes

  Andrew Coventry Whyte was born 28Mar1847 at Orwell in Kinross, son of James Whyte and Jane Mailler. In the 1851 Census Andrew is aged 4 living with his parents and siblings - village of Milnathort, District 2, p45 - James Whyte, Head, married, aged 36 born Orwell, Master Shoemaker employing 3 men. Jane, wife, aged 38 born Orwell - with children Robert, aged 10, student born Orwell David, aged 8, student born Orwell *Andrew, aged 4, student born Orwell and Jane, aged 1, born Orwell. Their oldest child, daughter Janet Whyte now aged 12 and living with her grandmother Janet Mailer aged 66. (Census page states Janet Snr Born Forgandenny in Perthshire). In 1861 Andrew C aged 14 living at St Ninians in Stirling with parents and siblings. Andrew married Isabella Fergusson 24Jun1873 at Clackmannan. Soon after Andrew sailed from London to Sydney per 'Harkaway' arriving Sydney 23Dec1873 - He was a Carpenter aged 26 from Kinross. Two daughters Isabella P and Jane Mailler b 1876 and 1878 at Clackmannan. In 1879 Andrew Whyte 31 - Mate - on ship 'Gartmorn - sailing from Newcastle to Sydney arriving 26Feb1879. Son James born 1882 Clackmannan. In 1885 Captain A C Whyte aged 38 sailed from London to Sydney per 'Romsdal' arriving Sydney 21May1885. From Trove - Captain A C Whyte mentioned 4 times - attached. Daughter Wilhelmina F R b 1887 - 1911 Census states born 'at sea' British Subject by parentage. No details found at this time. Two more sons Andrew and Robert b 1889 and 1892 Clackmannan. From Immigrants at Grosse Isle - Hospital Register - date of admission 30May1891 - Andrew Whyte, Protestant aged 44 years. Profession - Captain. Date of release 4Jul1891 - Ship 'Brazilian'. From Entry in Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal - Captain A C Whyte of Collar, near Glasgow, Scotland, died at "Grosse Isle" of Dysentery on the 4th day of September 1898 and was buried in Mount Royal Cemetery Montreal on the 7th day of the same month and year. Aged 50 years. From Weekly Return of Sick in the Quarantine Hospital, Grosse Isle from the 2nd to the 10th September1898 - Captain Andrew C Whyte aged 51 years - Diseases (Dysentry and Diahorrea) - Ship SS Turanian. When Admitted 28Aug - when Died 4Sep - Religion Protestant. Remarks - Body handed over to Minister A Allan, Montreal for Burial. Copy of Will of Andrew Coventry White obtained - he had five Life Policies - each worth ¹114/8/- - total assets ¹605/16/6 - debt of ¹150 to his father in law William Fergusson. From Dollar Cemetery and Churchyard, Bridge St, Dollar, Clackmannan - WHYTE - Andrew Coventry died 4Sep1898 aged 51 WHYTE - Isabella (nee Fergusson) died 26Jun1934 aged 63 years WHYTE - Jane Mailler (Ewing) died 9Mar1915 aged 37 years WHYTE - Robert died 12Apr1918 aged 26 years WW1 WHYTE - Wilhelmina F R died 21Feb1957 (Andrew Coventry Whyte had a great aunt Janet Mailer b 1782 (sister of grandfather David Mailer) who married William Coventry. William and Janet's son Andrew Coventry b 1818 married Marion Nicholson 1849 Stirling, Scotland. In 1852 Andrew and Marion and two daughters Marion/Mary Reid and Janet Mailer arrived in Melbourne per 'Hibernia' on 11Oct1852. Both daughters married and had families - Mary Reid married William Edward Paulin 1869 and had 11 children, she died in 1922 aged 71 years. Janet Mailer married twice - first to William Paxton in 1870 producing three children, then William Libbis in 1887 to whom another 2 children born - Janet died 1901 aged 48 years. Their father Andrew died in 1858 but their mother Marion lived to the aged of 83, dying in 1910 after remarrying Peter Peddie in 1859. Wondering if Captain A C Whyte managed to meet up with his many relatives in Victoria during his sea-faring days. Sadly he would not have met his namesake Andrew Coventry who died when A C was only 11.




• Sources

  [S1053] IGI - International Genealogical Index on Internet.