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Household of James Wright (born 1830, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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.

James Wright and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1830 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wright, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William B (born 1876 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David N B (born 1879 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1814 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James's Sister, Margaret (born 1828 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1846 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, William (born 1859 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Agnes

Wright

Wife
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Male

William B

Wright

Son
Male

David N B

Wright

Son
Female

Mary

Weir

Mother-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Wright

Sister
Male

William

Coates

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McCormick

Servant
Male

William

Coates

Servant
Female

Mary

Martin

Servant
Female

Margaret

Lenzie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

51

1830

Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

-

8

1873

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William B

Wright

Son

-

5

1876

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David N B

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Weir

Mother-In-Law

Widow

67

1814

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Sister

Unmarried

53

1828

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Coates

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McCormick

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Coates

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Martin

Servant

-

21

1860

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lenzie

Servant

-

19

1862

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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