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Household of Dorsey Wightman (born 1834, Nottinghamshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 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.
Dorsey Wightman and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Dorsey Wightman, born in 1834 in Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 10 members. Dorsey was the head of the household, married to Annie Wightman, born in 1846 in Whittington, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Annie D (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry W (born 1876 in Dore, Derbyshire, England), Marian A (born 1877 in Dore, Derbyshire, England), Gertrude R (born 1879 in Dore, Derbyshire, England) and Nora F (born 1881 in Unstone, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Dorsey's Servant, Ellen (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Dorsey's Servant, Florence (born 1860 in Derbyshire, England) and Dorsey's Servant, Minnie (born 1869 in Unstone, Derbyshire, England).
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Dorsey Wightman's household
Dorsey
Wightman
Head
Annie
Wightman
Wife
Annie D
Wightman
Daughter
Henry W
Wightman
Son
Marian A
Wightman
Daughter
Gertrude R
Wightman
Daughter
Nora F
Wightman
Daughter
Ellen
Rowland
Servant
Florence
Redford
Servant
Minnie
Checkley
Servant
| First name(s) | Dorsey |
| Last name | Wightman |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dorsey | Wightman | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England | |
Annie | Wightman | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Whittington, Derbyshire, England | |
Annie D | Wightman | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Henry W | Wightman | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Dore, Derbyshire, England | |
Marian A | Wightman | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Dore, Derbyshire, England | |
Gertrude R | Wightman | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Dore, Derbyshire, England | |
Nora F | Wightman | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Unstone, Derbyshire, England | |
Ellen | Rowland | Servant | Single | 25 | 1856 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Florence | Redford | Servant | Single | 21 | 1860 | Derbyshire, England | |
Minnie | Checkley | Servant | Single | 12 | 1869 | Unstone, Derbyshire, England |
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