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Household of William Wight (born 1838, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wight, born in 1838 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wight, born in 1837 in Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Wihelemina (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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William Wight's household
William
Wight
Head
Eliza
Wight
Wife
Robert
Wight
Son
David
Wight
Son
John
Wight
Son
Jane
Wight
Daughter
Isabella
Wight
Daughter
Eliza
Wight
Daughter
Wihelemina
Wight
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Wight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Wight | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Wight | Wife | - | 44 | 1837 | Uphall, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Robert | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Wight | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Wight | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Wight | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Wight | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Wihelemina | Wight | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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