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Household of Alexander Wright (born 1827, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wright, born in 1827 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wright, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander B (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah C (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John J (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh L (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William G (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Caloline E M (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Watson, born in 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wright's household

Male

Alexander

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret

Wright

Wife
Male

Alexander B

Wright

Son
Female

Sarah C

Wright

Daughter
Male

John J

Wright

Son
Male

Hugh L

Wright

Son
Female

Margaret J

Wright

Daughter
Male

William G

Wright

Son
Female

Caloline E M

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Watson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wright

Head

Married

54

1827

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Wife

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander B

Wright

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah C

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John J

Wright

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh L

Wright

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William G

Wright

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Caloline E M

Wright

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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