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Household of Robert Wight (born 1836, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.
Robert Wight and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wight, born in 1836 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Wight, born in 1835 in Chesters, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1859 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1861 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1870 in St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Thomas Fordyce, born in 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Robert Wight's household
Robert
Wight
Head
Mary
Wight
Wife
Robert
Wight
Son
William
Wight
Son
Mary
Wight
Daughter
Thomas
Wight
Son
Thomas
Fordyce
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Wight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Wight | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wight | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Chesters, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
William | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Wight | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Fordyce | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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