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Household of Robert Wightman ((Whitehead)) (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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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 Wightman ((Whitehead)) and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wightman ((Whitehead)), born in 1847 in Eastham, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wightman ((Whitehead)), born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mathew Boyd (born 1876 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and Mary M (born 1878 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Mary Ingham, born in 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Wightman ((Whitehead))'s household

Male

Robert

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Head
Female

Isabella

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Wife
Male

Mathew Boyd

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Son
Female

Mary M

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ingham

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wightman ((Whitehead))
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Eastham, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Head

Married

34

1847

Eastham, Kent, England

Isabella

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Wife

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mathew Boyd

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Son

Single

5

1876

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Mary M

Wightman ((Whitehead))

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ingham

Mother In Law

Widow

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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