James WHYTE [9490]

   Other names for James were Glass FISHER ² and James FISHER.

  General Notes:

1871 James Whyte was born illegitimate to Margaret Whyte (still to verify this birth)

1873 Margaret Whyte married William Fisher..

1881 James Whyte (wrongly named on CD as "GLASS FISHER, son") was in the household of his stepfather, William Fisher and his mother, Margaret (Whyte) Fisher.

  Noted events:

He was adopted. James Whyte was, I believe, informally adopted by William Fisher. At any rate, he described as William Fisher's son in the 1881 census. Due to a mis-reading, he is listed as "Glass Fisher".

1891: James Whyte worked as a shaleminer in Kinghorn, Fife. using name JAMES FISHER

1881 census: son of William Fisher at 0439, 03, 15/2, Abdin House, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. He was born James Whyte, illegitimate son of William Fisher's 2nd wife, Margaret Whyte. ³