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Household of James Wightman (born 1832, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Wightman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wightman, born in 1832 in Heage, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Wightman, born in 1837 in Durham, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1858 in Leasingthorne, Durham, England), Elisabeth (born 1869 in Crook, Durham, England), John Thos (born 1874 in Coundon, Durham, England), Fredrick (born 1876 in Coundon, Durham, England) and Authar (born 1880 in Coundon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servent, Ann Elis Wallace, born in 1862 in Durham, England.


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James Wightman's household

Male

James

Wightman

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Wightman

Wife
Male

Charles

Wightman

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Wightman

Daughter
Male

John Thos

Wightman

Son
Male

Fredrick

Wightman

Son
Male

Authar

Wightman

Son
Female

Ann Elis

Wallace

Servent
First name(s) James
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Heage, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wightman

Head

Married

49

1832

Heage, Derbyshire, England

Elisabeth

Wightman

Wife

Married

44

1837

Durham, England

Charles

Wightman

Son

Single

23

1858

Leasingthorne, Durham, England

Elisabeth

Wightman

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Crook, Durham, England

John Thos

Wightman

Son

Single

7

1874

Coundon, Durham, England

Fredrick

Wightman

Son

Single

5

1876

Coundon, Durham, England

Authar

Wightman

Son

Single

1

1880

Coundon, Durham, England

Ann Elis

Wallace

Servent

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

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