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Household of John Wightman (born 1821, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wightman, born in 1821 in Cairneyhill, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Cecilia Wightman, born in 1826 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1859 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1862 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Thomas B (born 1870 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) and Henry (born 1872 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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John Wightman's household

Male

John

Wightman

Head
Female

Cecilia

Wightman

Wife
Male

James

Wightman

Son
Female

Helen

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Thomas B

Wightman

Son
Male

Henry

Wightman

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cairneyhill, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wightman

Head

Married

60

1821

Cairneyhill, Fife, Scotland

Cecilia

Wightman

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Wightman

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Wightman

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Thomas B

Wightman

Son

-

11

1870

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Henry

Wightman

Son

-

9

1872

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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