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Household of John Wight (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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 1838 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Keay Wight, born in 1848 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew Guthrie (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie Keiller (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David Keay (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Wight's household

Male

John

Wight

Head
Female

Janet Keay

Wight

Wife
Male

John

Wight

Son
Male

Andrew Guthrie

Wight

Son
Female

Jessie Keiller

Wight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wight

Son
Male

David Keay

Wight

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wight

Head

Married

43

1838

England

Janet Keay

Wight

Wife

Married

33

1848

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Wight

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew Guthrie

Wight

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Keiller

Wight

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Wight

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David Keay

Wight

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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