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Household of David Wightman (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandell & Lamington, Lanarkshire, 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 Wightman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wightman, born in 1821 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wightman, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1878 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Thomas M (born 1865 in Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Wightman's household

Male

David

Wightman

Head
Female

Catherine

Wightman

Wife
Male

James

Wightman

Son
Male

Joseph

Wightman

Son
Female

Agnes

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Thomas M

Lithgow

Servant
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wightman

Head

Married

60

1821

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wightman

Wife

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wightman

Son

-

4

1877

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph

Wightman

Son

-

3

1878

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wightman

Daughter

-

1

1880

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas M

Lithgow

Servant

-

16

1865

Lamington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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