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Household of Robert Wight (born 1825, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, Midlothian, 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 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Anne Wight, born in 1824 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1859 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie (born 1863 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edward (born 1865 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Janet Wight, born in 1799 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Robert Wight's household
Robert
Wight
Head
Anne
Wight
Wife
Elizabeth
Wight
Daughter
David
Wight
Son
Annie
Wight
Daughter
Edward
Wight
Son
Janet
Wight
Mother
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Wight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Wight | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Anne | Wight | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Edward | Wight | Son | - | 16 | 1865 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Wight | Mother | Widow | 82 | 1799 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland |
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