Individual Details
Neil Duncan WHYTE Snr
(1828 - 1 Oct 1908)
Before leaving Scotland, Neil married Margaret Cargill Flett on 29 September 1854 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire. The couple then journeyed to Victoria, Australia aboard the ship Clydeside, departing from Gourock in 1855. Though his adult life and legacy were cemented in Australia, Neil’s origins in Argyll, and his marriage in Inverkip, connected him to two rich Scottish communities during a time of great social and economic change.
Events
| Birth | 1828 | Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Baptism | 3 Feb 1828 | Dunoon and Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Residence | 1841 | Ropework Street, East Bay, Innerkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom | | | |
| Residence | 1851 | Occupation: Plumber - 13 Cathcart Street, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Sep 1854 | Inverkip, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom - Margaret Cargill FLETT | | | |
| Immigration | 1855 | Ship: Clydeside, Victoria, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Residence | 1863 | Occupation: Plumber and gasfitter - 63 Brunswick St & 1 Victoria St, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Event-Misc | 25 Jan 1865 | Reward for theft of lead sheet - Victoria Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australian Colonies | |||
| Residence | 8 Nov 1865 | Owner: John Oconnell - Fitzroy, Victoria, Australian Colonies | | | |
| Residence | 1903 | Occupation: Plumber - 21 Victoria St, Fitzroy South, Northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | | | |
| Death | 1 Oct 1908 | WHYTE—On the 1st October at Barkly Street, St Kilda, in his 80th year, Neil Duncan, husband of Margaret Cargill Whyte. For many years of Victoria Street, Fitzroy; latterly of Argyle, Ferntree Gully [Age; 3/10/1908] - Barkly Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia | | | |
| Burial | 2 Oct 1908 | Sn G, Presbyterian, Plot 298, Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria, Australia | | | |
| Probate | 26 Nov 1908 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | | | |
| Alt name | Neil Duncan WHITE | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Cargill FLETT (1833 - 1915) |
| Child | John Flett WHYTE (1855 - 1931) |
| Child | Neil Duncan WHYTE Jnr (1857 - 1933) |
| Child | Hugh James WHYTE (1860 - 1941) |
| Child | Isabella Cargill WHYTE (1862 - 1864) |
| Child | Thomas Edward WHYTE (1865 - 1938) |
| Child | Jessie Flett WHYTE (1867 - 1919) |
| Child | Fergus Ferguson WHYTE (1872 - 1950) |
| Child | Walter Charles WHYTE (1874 - 1902) |
| Father | Duncan WHYTE (1811 - 1865) |
| Mother | Mary FERGUSON (1806 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Catherine WHYTE (1829 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Fergus WHYTE (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Hugh WHYTE (1837 - 1877) |
| Sibling | James Campbell WHYTE (1840 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Peter WHYTE (1839 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Duncan WHYTE (1838 - 1841) |
Notes
Baptism
Whyte-Neil: Son of Duncan Whyte & Mary Ferguson [Scot Index 1828/ 510/30-57]Residence
1841 Scotland CensusName Neil White
Age 12
Estimated Birth Year 1829
Gender Male
Where born Scotland
Civil parish Innerkip
County Renfrewshire
Address Ropework Street East Bay
Parish Number 567
Household Members
Name Age
Duncan White 30
Mary White 30
Neil White 12
Catherine White 10
Fergus White 6
Hugh White 4
Peter White 2
James White 1
William White 30
Margaret White 30
Margaret White 2
Wigail White 1
Jean Sinclair 9
Residence
1851 Scotland CensusName Neil D White
Age 21
Estimated Birth Year 1830
Relationship Lodger
Gender Male
Where born Kilmern, argyleshire
Parish Number 564
Civil parish Greenock Middle
Town Greenock
County Renfrewshire
Address 13 Cathcart Street
Occupation Plumber (app)
ED 24
Page 12
Household schedule number 56
Line 1
Roll CSSCT1851_118
Household Members
Household Members
Name Age
Henrietta Weir 46
William Weir 12
Neil D White 21
Gavin Blair 20
John Flett 19
William Hunter 26
Marriage
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950Name Margaret FlettGender FemaleAge 0Birth Date 5 Jan. 1833Baptism Date 10 Feb. 1833Baptism Place Stromness, Orkney, ScotlandFather John FlettMother Isabella CorrigalImmigration
Arrived onboard the "Clydeside" from Gourock, Scotland.Residence
Australia, City Directories and Almanacs, 1845-1948Name Neil Duncan Whyte
Residence Date 1863
Residence Street Address 63 Brunswick-Street, and 1 Victoria-St., F
Residence Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Plumber
Description Melbourne Directory (Sands) 1863
Residence
Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963Occupier Name Neil Duncan Whyte
Residence Date 8 Nov 1865
Residence Place Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Owner Name John Oconnell
Vion Street (probably Victoria Street)
Residence
Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009Name Neil D WhyteRecord Type ProbatesDeath Date 1 Oct 1908Death Place UpweyOccupation PlumberGrant Date 26 Nov 1908Grant PDeath
WHYTE—On the 1st October at Barkly Street, St Kilda, in his 80th year, Neil Duncan, husband of Margaret Cargill Whyte. For many years of Victoria Street, Fitzroy; latterly of Argyle, Ferntree Gully [Age; 3/10/1908]Some people have Upway as the deathplace.
Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name Neil Duncan Whyte
Death Age 79
Birth Date 1829
Death Date Abt 1908
Death Place St Kilda, Victoria
Registration Date 1908
Registration Place Australia
Father Whyte Duncan
Registration Number 15420
Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001
Name Neil Duncan Whyte
Gender Male
Death Age 79
Notice Type Death
Birth Date 1829
Death Date 1 Oct 1908
Spouse Margaret Cargill Whyte
Publication Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
At Melbourne General Cemetery [Sn G, Presbyterian, Plot 298]; same grave as wife, children and brother Hugh.Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997
Name Neil Duncan Whyte
Death Age 80
Birth Date 1828
Death Date 1908
Burial Place Victoria, Australia
Cemetery Melbourne
Section G
Religion Presbyterian
Transcription Here lie the mortal remains of Neil Duncan WHYTE born Argyleshire, Scotland 1828, died 1908 and his wife Margaret Cargill Flett born Stromness Orkney 1833, died 1915 married 1854 arrived Melbourne 1855 (text) Isabella Cargill daughter born 1863, died 1865 Walter Charles son born 1874, died 1902 Hugh, brother to Neil died 1877, age 41.
Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
Name Neil Duncan Whyte
Gender Male
Birth Date 1828
Death Date 2 Oct 1908
Cemetery Melbourne General Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Parkville, City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Has Bio? N
Spouse Margaret Cargill Whyte
Children
Isabella Cargill Whyte
Jessie McIntosh
Probate
Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009Name Neil D Whyte
Record Type Probates
Death Date 1 Oct 1908
Death Place Upwey
Occupation Plumber
Grant Date 26 Nov 1908
Grant P
Alt name
Spelling on marriage registration.Endnotes
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