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Household of David Wight (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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.

David Wight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wight, born in 1838 in , consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Wight, born in 1841 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1866 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Newington, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in England), David (born 1873 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1875 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in -).


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David Wight's household

Male

David

Wight

Head
Female

Helen

Wight

Wife
Male

George

Wight

Son
Female

Helen

Wight

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wight

Daughter
Male

David

Wight

Son
Female

Euphemia

Wight

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wight

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wight

Head

Married

43

1838

-

Helen

Wight

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

George

Wight

Son

-

15

1866

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Wight

Daughter

-

13

1868

Newington, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Wight

Daughter

-

11

1870

England

David

Wight

Son

-

8

1873

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Euphemia

Wight

Daughter

-

6

1875

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wight

Daughter

-

2

1879

-

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