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Household of Alexander Wight (born 1831, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

Alexander Wight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wight, born in 1831 in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wight, born in 1835 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1860 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet R (born 1870 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1873 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Jane Isb (born 1876 in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Wight's household

Male

Alexander

Wight

Head
Female

Isabella

Wight

Wife
Male

Alexander

Wight

Son
Female

Margaret

Wight

Daughter
Female

Janet R

Wight

Daughter
Male

William

Wight

Son
Female

Jane Isb

Wight

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wight

Head

Married

50

1831

Whittingham, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Wight

Wife

Married

46

1835

Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wight

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Wight

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet R

Wight

Daughter

-

11

1870

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Wight

Son

-

8

1873

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane Isb

Wight

Daughter

-

5

1876

Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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