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Household of William Wightman (born 1836, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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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 Wightman and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wightman, born in 1836 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wightman, born in 1841 in Buckley, Flintshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Rebecca (born 1867 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), William J (born 1870 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England), Enoch A (born 1873 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England) and Ada M (born 1878 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England).


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William Wightman's household

Male

William

Wightman

Head
Female

Mary

Wightman

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Wightman

Daughter
Male

William J

Wightman

Son
Male

Enoch A

Wightman

Son
Female

Ada M

Wightman

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wightman

Head

Married

45

1836

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Mary

Wightman

Wife

Married

40

1841

Buckley, Flintshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Wightman

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Chester, Cheshire, England

Rebecca

Wightman

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

William J

Wightman

Son

Single

11

1870

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Enoch A

Wightman

Son

Single

8

1873

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Ada M

Wightman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

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