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Household of William Wightman (born 1832, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wightman, born in 1832 in Selside, Westmorland, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wightman, born in 1841 in Easington, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Easington, Yorkshire, England), Nancy (born 1869 in Easington, Yorkshire, England), Richard (born 1872 in Easington, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Easington, Yorkshire, England) and Isabela (born 1878 in Hellifield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Richard (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Edward (born 1859 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Albert (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Wightman's household

Male

William

Wightman

Head
Female

Jane

Wightman

Wife
Male

William

Wightman

Son
Female

Nancy

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wightman

Son
Female

Mary

Wightman

Daughter
Female

Isabela

Wightman

Daughter
Male

Richard

Brown

Boarder
Male

Edward

Haworth

Boarder
Male

Albert

Kitson

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Bird

Boarder
Male

George

Morgan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Selside, Westmorland, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wightman

Head

Married

49

1832

Selside, Westmorland, England

Jane

Wightman

Wife

Married

40

1841

Easington, Yorkshire, England

William

Wightman

Son

Single

14

1867

Easington, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Wightman

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Easington, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Wightman

Son

Single

9

1872

Easington, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wightman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Easington, Yorkshire, England

Isabela

Wightman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hellifield, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Brown

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Edward

Haworth

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Albert

Kitson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Bird

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

George

Morgan

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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