Born c1826 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of George Whitson (41C, 51C).
| 1841 | Glass House Court, Temple parish (15), living with his parents George, a turner, and Frances and siblings (41C). |
| 1849 | 24 Jul. Harris’s Yard, Temple parish, the son of George Whitson, a potter, he married Dinah Dabbes, a widow of Temple Backs, the daughter of James Hackney, a labourer (TPR). |
| 1851 | Sun Street, Shelton, Staffordshire (35), living with his wife Dinah (30), born in Hanley (51C). |