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Household of William Wight (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wight, born in 1833 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elsie Wight, born in 1834 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1878 in Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, John (born 1862 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, George (born 1865 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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William Wight's household
William
Wight
Head
Elsie
Wight
Wife
William
Wight
Son
James
Wight
Son
Alex
Wight
Son
Jane
Ronald
Servant
John
McDonald
Servant
George
Duncan
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wight | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elsie | Wight | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Wight | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James | Wight | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alex | Wight | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Rayne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Ronald | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
John | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George | Duncan | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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