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Household of Benjamin Wright (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Benjamin Wright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Wright, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1836 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Granddaughter, Mary Wright, born in 1881 in England.


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Benjamin Wright's household

Male

Benjamin

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Wright

Son
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Ann

Wright

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Granddaughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Wright

Head

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Wright

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Wright

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Wright

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

England

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