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Household of William Wightwick (born 1834, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Wightwick and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wightwick, born in 1834 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Leah Wightwick, born in 1832 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Ernest (born 1860 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Annie (born 1863 in Forest Hill), Lizzie (born 1865 in Forest Hill), Leah (born 1869 in Forest Hill) and Edward (born 1870 in Forest Hill).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Nellie Crew, born in 1858 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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William Wightwick's household

Male

William

Wightwick

Head
Female

Leah

Wightwick

Wife
Male

Ernest

Wightwick

Son
Female

Annie

Wightwick

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Wightwick

Daughter
Female

Leah

Wightwick

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wightwick

Son
Female

Nellie

Crew

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Wightwick
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wightwick

Head

Married

47

1834

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Leah

Wightwick

Wife

Married

49

1832

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ernest

Wightwick

Son

Single

21

1860

Greenwich, Kent, England

Annie

Wightwick

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Forest Hill

Lizzie

Wightwick

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Forest Hill

Leah

Wightwick

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Forest Hill

Edward

Wightwick

Son

Single

11

1870

Forest Hill

Nellie

Crew

Niece

Single

23

1858

Greenwich, Kent, England

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