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Household of William Wight (born 1851, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wight, born in 1851 in Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Wight, born in 1852 in Lochend, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1878 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1879 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1880 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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William Wight's household

Male

William

Wight

Head
Female

Jessie

Wight

Wife
Male

William

Wight

Son
Male

John

Wight

Son
Female

Ann

Wight

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wight

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wight

Head

Married

30

1851

Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Wight

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lochend, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Wight

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Wight

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Wight

Daughter

-

1

1880

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Wight

Daughter

-

0

1881

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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