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Household of David Wright (born 1849, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, England

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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.

David Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wright, born in 1849 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1848 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1868 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), Alexander (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John T (born 1879 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, Edward (born 1855 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England), David's Lodger, Simon (born 1859 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England) and David's Lodger, Samuel (born 1858 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England).


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David Wright's household

Male

David

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Female

Catherine

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Female

Sarah

Wright

Daughter
Male

John T

Wright

Son
Male

Edward

Windmill

Lodger
Male

Simon

Pearce

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Hoskins

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wright

Head

Married

32

1849

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Alexander

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John T

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Edward

Windmill

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Simon

Pearce

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Hoskins

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

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