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Household of George Wight (born 1842, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

George Wight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wight, born in 1842 in Ayton, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Wight, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; George Millar (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Clara (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William Henry (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Douglas (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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George Wight's household

Male

George

Wight

Head
Female

Jane

Wight

Wife
Male

George Millar

Wight

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wight

Daughter
Female

Clara

Wight

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Wight

Son
Male

Douglas

Wight

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wight

Head

Married

39

1842

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Wight

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George Millar

Wight

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Wight

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Clara

Wight

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William Henry

Wight

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Douglas

Wight

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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