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Household of Alexander Wright (born 1833, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Luce, Wigtownshire, 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.
Alexander Wright and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wright, born in 1833 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wright, born in 1842 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1869 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1878 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Friend, Maggie Nelson, born in 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Wright's household
Alexander
Wright
Head
Ellen
Wright
Wife
James
Wright
Son
Elisabeth
Wright
Daughter
Mary
Wright
Daughter
Jane
Wright
Daughter
Sarah
Wright
Daughter
Ellen
Wright
Daughter
Maggie
Nelson
Friend
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Wright |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Wright | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Wright | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Wright | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Wright | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Wright | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Wright | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Wright | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Wright | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Nelson | Friend | - | 8 | 1873 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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