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Household of Bethia Wright (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Bethia Wright and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bethia Wright, born in 1836 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 11 members. Bethia was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; Isabella M (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander M (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Bethia M (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth S (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Bethia's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Fife, Scotland) and Bethia's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Bethia Wright's household

Female

Bethia

Wright

Head
Female

Isabella M

Wright

Daughter
Male

George

Wright

Son
Male

Alexander M

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Bethia M

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth S

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Rolland

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Green

Servant
First name(s) Bethia
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bethia

Wright

Head

Widow

45

1836

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella M

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Wright

Son

-

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander M

Wright

Son

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Wright

Son

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Bethia M

Wright

Daughter

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Wright

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Rolland

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Fife, Scotland

Mary Ann

Green

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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