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Household of John Wight (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, 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.

John Wight and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wight, born in 1841 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wight, born in 1848 in Wales. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1872 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jannet (born 1878 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Wight's household

Male

John

Wight

Head
Female

Hannah

Wight

Wife
Female

Margaret

Wight

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wight

Daughter
Male

George

Wight

Son
Male

John

Wight

Son
Female

Jannet

Wight

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wight

Head

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Hannah

Wight

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wales

Margaret

Wight

Daughter

-

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Wight

Daughter

-

12

1869

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wight

Son

-

9

1872

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Wight

Son

-

6

1875

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Jannet

Wight

Daughter

-

3

1878

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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