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Household of George Smith Wightman (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Smith Wightman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Smith Wightman, born in 1825 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. George Smith was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wightman, born in 1828 in Horbury Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1862 in Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1865 in Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England), George Smith (born 1868 in Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas Hy (born 1875 in Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England).


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George Smith Wightman's household

Male

George Smith

Wightman

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wightman

Wife
Male

John

Wightman

Son
Male

Edward

Wightman

Son
Female

Alice

Wightman

Daughter
Male

George Smith

Wightman

Son
Female

Emma

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Thomas Hy

Wightman

Son
First name(s) George Smith
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Smith

Wightman

Head

Married

56

1825

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wightman

Wife

Married

53

1828

Horbury Bridge, Yorkshire, England

John

Wightman

Son

Single

21

1860

Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wightman

Son

Single

19

1862

Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wightman

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England

George Smith

Wightman

Son

Single

13

1868

Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wightman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Hy

Wightman

Son

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury Moor, Yorkshire, England

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