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Household of James Wight (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

James Wight and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wight, born in 1845 in Baberton, Essex, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Harwood Wight, born in 1855 in Barking, Essex, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and John (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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James Wight's household

Male

James

Wight

Head
Female

Elizabeth Harwood

Wight

Wife
Male

William

Wight

Son
Male

John

Wight

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Baberton, Essex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wight

Head

Married

36

1845

Baberton, Essex, England

Elizabeth Harwood

Wight

Wife

Married

26

1855

Barking, Essex, England

William

Wight

Son

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

John

Wight

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

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