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Household of William Wight (born 1849, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 Wight and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wight, born in 1849 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Josephine Wight, born in 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Maud (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Bertha W (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Emily (born 1853 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Aunt, Emma (born 1833 in Alcester, Warwickshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Sarah A (born 1865 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Hannah (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and William's Servant, Abraham (born 1858 in Shropshire, England).


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William Wight's household

Male

William

Wight

Head
Female

Josephine

Wight

Wife
Male

Frederick

Wight

Son
Female

Maud

Wight

Daughter
Female

Bertha W

Wight

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wight

Sister
Female

Emma

Perry

Aunt
Female

Eliza

Allen

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Hairley

Servant
Female

Hannah

Parker

Servant
Male

Abraham

Guy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wight

Head

Married

32

1849

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Josephine

Wight

Wife

Married

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frederick

Wight

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Maud

Wight

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Bertha W

Wight

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emily

Wight

Sister

Single

28

1853

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emma

Perry

Aunt

Single

48

1833

Alcester, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Allen

Servant

Single

21

1860

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Hairley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

Hannah

Parker

Servant

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Abraham

Guy

Servant

Single

23

1858

Shropshire, England

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