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Household of Thomas Wightman (born 1833, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, Lanarkshire, 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 1833 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Wightman, born in 1833 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas A (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1869 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Lodger, John Stirling, born in 1853 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Wightman's household

Male

Thomas

Wightman

Head
Female

Mary

Wightman

Wife
Male

James

Wightman

Son
Male

Thomas A

Wightman

Son
Female

Margaret

Wightman

Daughter
Male

John

Stirling

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wightman

Head

Married

48

1833

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Wightman

Wife

-

48

1833

Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Wightman

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas A

Wightman

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wightman

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Stirling

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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