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Household of James Wright (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1837 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Wright, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1867 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1872 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Joan (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jessie Cameron, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Janet

Wright

Wife
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Female

Isabella

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Female

Joan

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Cameron

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

44

1837

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Wright

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

-

12

1869

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wright

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joan

Wright

Daughter

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Cameron

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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