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Household of William Wightman (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wightman, born in 1844 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Wightman, born in 1856 in Whittington, Shropshire, England. They had 2 children; William M (born 1875 in Reddish, Lancashire, England) and Margaret A (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Agnes Allen, born in 1820 in Scotland.


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William Wightman's household

Male

William

Wightman

Head
Female

Hannah

Wightman

Wife
Male

William M

Wightman

Son
Female

Margaret A

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Allen

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wightman

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Hannah

Wightman

Wife

Married

25

1856

Whittington, Shropshire, England

William M

Wightman

Son

Single

6

1875

Reddish, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Wightman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Allen

Mother

Single

61

1820

Scotland

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