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Household of James Wightman (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, 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 Wightman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wightman, born in 1815 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Wightman, born in 1826 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1850 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Archibald D (born 1859 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Eliza (born 1861 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Isabella Jane (born 1867 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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James Wightman's household

Male

James

Wightman

Head
Female

Mary

Wightman

Wife
Male

Samuel

Wightman

Son
Male

Archibald D

Wightman

Son
Female

Mary Eliza

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Isabella Jane

Wightman

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wightman

Head

Married

66

1815

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Wightman

Wife

Married

55

1826

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Samuel

Wightman

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Archibald D

Wightman

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary Eliza

Wightman

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella Jane

Wightman

Daughter

-

14

1867

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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