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Household of Abel Wightman (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.
Abel Wightman and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abel Wightman, born in 1850 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Abel was the head of the household, married to Mary Wightman, born in 1852 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ella A (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Abel's Servant, Mary Alston, born in 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
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Abel Wightman's household
Abel
Wightman
Head
Mary
Wightman
Wife
Ella A
Wightman
Daughter
David
Wightman
Son
Mary
Alston
Servant
| First name(s) | Abel |
| Last name | Wightman |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abel | Wightman | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wightman | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Ella A | Wightman | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
David | Wightman | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Alston | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
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