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Household of John Wight (born 1848, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wight, born in 1848 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wight, born in 1851 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Wight's household

Male

John

Wight

Head
Female

Sarah

Wight

Wife
Female

Mary

Wight

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Wight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wight

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wight

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wight

Head

Married

33

1848

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wight

Wife

Married

30

1851

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wight

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

Wight

Son

-

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wight

Daughter

-

3

1878

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wight

Daughter

-

0

1881

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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