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Household of Amelia Wighan (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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.

Amelia Wighan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amelia Wighan, born in 1834 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Amelia was the head of the household, widow. She had 6 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Alice (born 1863 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), Amelia (born 1865 in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England), William (born 1867 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England), John S (born 1870 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1873 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England).


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Amelia Wighan's household

Female

Amelia

Wighan

Head
Female

Mary A

Wighan

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wighan

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Wighan

Daughter
Male

William

Wighan

Son
Male

John S

Wighan

Son
Male

Robert

Wighan

Son
First name(s) Amelia
Last name Wighan
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amelia

Wighan

Head

Widow

47

1834

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Mary A

Wighan

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Alice

Wighan

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

Amelia

Wighan

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Monkwearmouth, Durham, England

William

Wighan

Son

Single

14

1867

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

John S

Wighan

Son

Single

11

1870

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

Robert

Wighan

Son

Single

8

1873

Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England

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