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Household of William Hight (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Hight and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hight, born in 1855 in Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Hight, born in 1853 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1878 in Mossley, Lancashire, England) and Evirt (born 1881 in Mossley, Lancashire, England).


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William Hight's household

Male

William

Hight

Head
Female

Emma

Hight

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hight

Daughter
Male

Evirt

Hight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Hight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hight

Head

Married

26

1855

Lancashire, England

Emma

Hight

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth

Hight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mossley, Lancashire, England

Evirt

Hight

Son

Single

0

1881

Mossley, Lancashire, England

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