Background
White was born in Bristol, England.
White was born in Bristol, England.
From approximately 1853 to 160 he worked the Bendigo goldfields. He was acting Victorian Government Astronomer 1875-1876 and an assistant to Robert L. J. Ellery at the Melbourne Observatory 1860 to 1892. White was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria (president 1902) and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.