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Household of George Wight (born 1829, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wight, born in 1829 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Jane Wight, born in 1832 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Robert (born 1861 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Georgine (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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George Wight's household

Male

George

Wight

Head
Female

Jane

Wight

Wife
Male

Robert

Wight

Son
Male

Thomas

Wight

Son
Female

Mary

Wight

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wight

Daughter
Female

Georgine

Wight

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wight

Daughter
Female

Janet

Wight

Daughter
Male

James

Wight

Son
First name(s) George
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wight

Head

Married

52

1829

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Wight

Wife

Married

49

1832

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wight

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wight

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wight

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wight

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgine

Wight

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wight

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Wight

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Wight

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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