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Household of Thomas Wighton (born 1827, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 Wighton and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wighton, born in 1827 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Agnes L Wighton, born in 1828 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; John (born 1855 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1857 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1860 in Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1862 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Allan (born 1864 in -), Martha (born 1867 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1878 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, John Scott, born in 1861 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Thomas Wighton's household
Thomas
Wighton
Head
Agnes L
Wighton
Wife
John
Wighton
Son
Janet
Wighton
Daughter
Christina
Wighton
Daughter
Julia
Wighton
Daughter
Allan
Wighton
Son
Martha
Wighton
Daughter
Agnes
Wighton
Daughter
John
Scott
Visitor
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Wighton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Wighton | Head | Married | 54 | 1827 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes L | Wighton | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Wighton | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Wighton | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Wighton | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Cronberry, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Julia | Wighton | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Allan | Wighton | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | - | |
Martha | Wighton | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Wighton | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Scott | Visitor | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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