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Household of James Wight (born 1815, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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.
James Wight and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wight, born in 1815 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1850 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1855 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1858 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1859 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1847 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, Allan (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Grandson, James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Wight's household
James
Wight
Head
James
Wight
Son
Jeanie
Wight
Daughter
Elizabeth
Wight
Daughter
William
Wight
Son
Jessie
McDougall
Daughter
Allan
McDougall
Grandson
James
McDougall
Grandson
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Wight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Wight | Head | Widower | 66 | 1815 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | McDougall | Daughter | Married | 34 | 1847 | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Allan | McDougall | Grandson | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | McDougall | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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