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Household of James Wrightson (born 1843, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

James Wrightson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wrightson, born in 1843 in Shotley Bridge, Durham, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wrightson, born in 1843 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James (born 1870 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John T (born 1872 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Charles W (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Richard W B (born 1879 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Isabella Wrightson, born in 1805 in Dinnington.


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James Wrightson's household

Male

James

Wrightson

Head
Female

Ellen

Wrightson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Wrightson

Mother
Female

Mary A

Wrightson

Daughter
Male

James

Wrightson

Son
Male

John T

Wrightson

Son
Male

Charles W

Wrightson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wrightson

Son
Male

Richard W B

Wrightson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Wrightson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shotley Bridge, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wrightson

Head

Married

38

1843

Shotley Bridge, Durham, England

Ellen

Wrightson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Wrightson

Mother

Widow

76

1805

Dinnington

Mary A

Wrightson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Wrightson

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunderland, Durham, England

John T

Wrightson

Son

Single

9

1872

Sunderland, Durham, England

Charles W

Wrightson

Son

Single

6

1875

South Shields, Durham, England

Joseph

Wrightson

Son

Single

4

1877

Sunderland, Durham, England

Richard W B

Wrightson

Son

Single

2

1879

Sunderland, Durham, England

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