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Household of William Arnett Wightman (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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.

William Arnett Wightman and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Arnett Wightman, born in 1831 in Cawood, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William Arnett was the head of the household, married to Emily Wightman, born in 1831 in Fulford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Emily Harriet Mary (born 1863 in St Olaves, Yorkshire, England), Florence Oldfield (born 1865 in St Olaves, Yorkshire, England) and Violet Louisa (born 1866 in St Olaves, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Arnett's Sister, Mary Arnett (born 1835 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England), William Arnett's Sister, Laura Susanna (born 1851 in Cawood, Yorkshire, England), William Arnett's Boarder, Helena Maria Sophie (born 1856 in Germany), William Arnett's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1860 in Ellerton, Yorkshire, England), William Arnett's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England), William Arnett's Servant, Elizabeth Annie (born 1855 in Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England) and William Arnett's Servant, Mary Ann Hall (born 1862 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Arnett Wightman's household

Male

William Arnett

Wightman

Head
Female

Emily

Wightman

Wife
Female

Emily Harriet Mary

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Florence Oldfield

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Violet Louisa

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Mary Arnett

Wightman

Sister
Female

Laura Susanna

Wightman

Sister
Female

Helena Maria Sophie

Schrader

Boarder
Female

Mary Jane

Bell

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Bothamley

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Ridsdale

Servant
Female

Mary Ann Hall

Dalby

Servant
First name(s) William Arnett
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Arnett

Wightman

Head

Married

50

1831

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wightman

Wife

Married

50

1831

Fulford, Yorkshire, England

Emily Harriet Mary

Wightman

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Olaves, Yorkshire, England

Florence Oldfield

Wightman

Daughter

Single

16

1865

St Olaves, Yorkshire, England

Violet Louisa

Wightman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Olaves, Yorkshire, England

Mary Arnett

Wightman

Sister

Single

46

1835

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Laura Susanna

Wightman

Sister

Single

30

1851

Cawood, Yorkshire, England

Helena Maria Sophie

Schrader

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Germany

Mary Jane

Bell

Servant

Single

21

1860

Ellerton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Bothamley

Servant

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Annie

Ridsdale

Servant

Single

26

1855

Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann Hall

Dalby

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

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