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Household of William Wight (born 1842, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Seafield, Banffshire, 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.

William Wight and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wight, born in 1842 in Banffshire, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary F Wight, born in 1840 in Gartloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Kenneth (born 1868 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Banffshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Margaret J (born 1880 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Lizzie (born 1862 in Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Betsy (born 1856 in Banffshire, Scotland), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Colin (born 1864 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Wight's household

Male

William

Wight

Head
Female

Mary F

Wight

Wife
Male

Kenneth

Wight

Son
Female

Agnes

Wight

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wight

Son
Male

William

Wight

Son
Male

John

Wight

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wight

Daughter
Male

James

Wight

Son
Female

Margaret J

Wight

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Addison

Servant
Female

Betsy

Russel

Servant
Male

William

Macay

Servant
Male

Colin

Bain

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wight

Head

Married

39

1842

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary F

Wight

Wife

Married

41

1840

Gartloch, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kenneth

Wight

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wight

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wight

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Wight

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Banffshire, Scotland

John

Wight

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Banffshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Wight

Daughter

-

5

1876

Banffshire, Scotland

James

Wight

Son

-

3

1878

Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Wight

Daughter

-

1

1880

Banffshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Addison

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Portknockie, Banffshire, Scotland

Betsy

Russel

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Banffshire, Scotland

William

Macay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Colin

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

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