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Household of Alexander Wright (born 1831, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Alexander Wright and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wright, born in 1831 in Millport, Buteshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Mary J M (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Eliza Mck (born 1857 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, Hugh (born 1856 in Ireland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary J M (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wright's household

Male

Alexander

Wright

Head
Female

Mary J M

Wright

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McConnell

Son-In-Law
Female

Eliza Mck

McConnell

Daughter
Female

Mary J M

McConnell

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wright

Head

Widower

50

1831

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Mary J M

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McConnell

Son-In-Law

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Eliza Mck

McConnell

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J M

McConnell

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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