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Household of James Wright (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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.

James Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1827 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wright, born in 1824 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1855 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland), Gordon (born 1857 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1852 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Son-In-Law, John (born 1854 in New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1863 in Portknockie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret

Wright

Wife
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Male

Gordon

Wright

Son
Male

John

Murray

Son-In-Law
Female

Agnes

Murray

Daughter
Male

James

Stuart

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

54

1827

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Wife

Married

57

1824

Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Gordon

Wright

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Murray

Son-In-Law

Married

27

1854

New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Murray

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Stuart

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Portknockie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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