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Household of William Wight (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wight, born in 1837 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William Thorburn (born 1863 in England), Isabella (born 1865 in Grahamston, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1868 in England) and Maggie Robertson (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Wight's household

Male

William

Wight

Head
Female

Margaret

Wight

Wife
Male

William Thorburn

Wight

Son
Female

Isabella

Wight

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Wight

Daughter
Female

Maggie Robertson

Wight

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wight

Head

Married

42

1839

England

Margaret

Wight

Wife

Married

44

1837

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William Thorburn

Wight

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

England

Isabella

Wight

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Grahamston, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Bessie

Wight

Daughter

-

13

1868

England

Maggie Robertson

Wight

Daughter

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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