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Household of W Wighton (born 1829, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

W Wighton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of W Wighton, born in 1829 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. W was the head of the household, married to Christina Wighton, born in 1841 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1865 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1867 in Leith, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1872 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Christina (born 1876 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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W Wighton's household

Male

W

Wighton

Head
Female

Christina

Wighton

Wife
Male

William

Wighton

Son
Male

Henry

Wighton

Son
Female

Helen

Wighton

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wighton

Son
Female

Betsy

Wighton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wighton

Son
Female

Christina

Wighton

Daughter
First name(s) W
Last name Wighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

W

Wighton

Head

Married

52

1829

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Wighton

Wife

Married

40

1841

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

William

Wighton

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Wighton

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Leith, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Wighton

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Wighton

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Wighton

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Wighton

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Wighton

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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