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Household of Jane Wight (born 1832, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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.
Jane Wight and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jane Wight, born in 1832 in Colinton, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Jane was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Tranent, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Tranent, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jane's Boarder, James Y (born 1855 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane's Visitor, Hugh (born 1807 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Jane's Visitor, Mary (born 1822 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Jane Wight's household
Jane
Wight
Head
Jessie
Wight
Daughter
Thomas
Wight
Son
Robert
Wight
Son
Eliza
Wight
Daughter
James Y
Brown
Boarder
Hugh
Woodside
Visitor
Mary
Woodside
Visitor
| First name(s) | Jane |
| Last name | Wight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jane | Wight | Head | Widow | 49 | 1832 | Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Tranent, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Tranent, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Wight | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James Y | Brown | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Woodside | Visitor | Married | 74 | 1807 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Woodside | Visitor | Married | 59 | 1822 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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