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Household of John Wighton (born 1832, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Wighton and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wighton, born in 1832 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wighton, born in 1836 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Doig, born in 1842 in Kettins, Perthshire, Scotland.
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John Wighton's household
John
Wighton
Head
Elizabeth
Wighton
Wife
William
Wighton
Son
Andrew
Wighton
Son
Mary
Wighton
Daughter
Jemima
Wighton
Daughter
James
Doig
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Wighton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Wighton | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wighton | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Wighton | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Wighton | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wighton | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jemima | Wighton | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Doig | Boarder | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Kettins, Perthshire, Scotland |
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