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Household of Thomas Wightman (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, Yorkshire,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.

Thomas Wightman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wightman, born in 1837 in Selside, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wightman, born in 1843 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1872 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Leonard (born 1842 in Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, William (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Wightman's household

Male

Thomas

Wightman

Head
Female

Ellen

Wightman

Wife
Male

John W

Wightman

Son
Male

Thomas

Wightman

Son
Female

Jane

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Wighteson

Servant
Male

William

Dinsdale

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Selside, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wightman

Head

Married

44

1837

Selside, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Wightman

Wife

Married

38

1843

Slaidburn, Yorkshire, England

John W

Wightman

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Wightman

Son

Single

2

1879

Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wightman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wightman

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wightman

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Wighteson

Servant

Single

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

William

Dinsdale

Servant

Single

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

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