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Household of Thomas Wightman (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Corstorphine, 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.

Thomas Wightman and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wightman, born in 1838 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wightman, born in 1845 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine J (born 1878 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Wightman's household

Male

Thomas

Wightman

Head
Female

Margaret

Wightman

Wife
Female

Jane

Wightman

Daughter
Male

James

Wightman

Son
Female

Catherine J

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wightman

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wightman

Head

Married

43

1838

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wightman

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Wightman

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wightman

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine J

Wightman

Daughter

-

3

1878

Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wightman

Daughter

-

0

1881

Corstorphine, Midlothian, Scotland

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