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Household of William Wightman (born 1855, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, 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 Wightman and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wightman, born in 1855 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace Wightman, born in 1850 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1870 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wightman's household

Male

William

Wightman

Head
Female

Grace

Wightman

Wife
Male

David

Wightman

Son
Male

Robert

Wightman

Son
Female

Agnes

Wightman

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wightman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wightman

Head

Married

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace

Wightman

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

David

Wightman

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wightman

Son

-

7

1874

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wightman

Daughter

-

1

1880

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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