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Household of Thomas Wightman (born 1817)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Thomas Wightman and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wightman, born in 1817 in , consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane A Wightman, born in 1831 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Susan (born 1847 in Scotland) and Richard (born 1872 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Sarah A Marshall, born in 1859 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England.


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Thomas Wightman's household

Male

Thomas

Wightman

Head
Female

Jane A

Wightman

Wife
Female

Susan

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wightman

Son
Female

Sarah A

Marshall

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wightman

Head

Married

64

1817

Scotland

Jane A

Wightman

Wife

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Susan

Wightman

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Scotland

Richard

Wightman

Son

Single

9

1872

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Marshall

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

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