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Household of Jesse Wright (born 1842, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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.

Jesse Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jesse Wright, born in 1842 in Somerton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Jesse was the head of the household, married to Fortune L Wright, born in 1844 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Hettie (born 1867 in Exeter, Devon, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Bertie (born 1878 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Norris (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jesse's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Lindon, born in 1818 in Heavitree, Devon, England.


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Jesse Wright's household

Male

Jesse

Wright

Head
Female

Fortune L

Wright

Wife
Female

Hettie

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Wright

Son
Male

Bertie

Wright

Son
Male

Norris

Wright

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lindon

Mother In Law
First name(s) Jesse
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Somerton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jesse

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Somerton, Somerset, England

Fortune L

Wright

Wife

Married

37

1844

Exeter, Devon, England

Hettie

Wright

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Exeter, Devon, England

Alfred

Wright

Son

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Bertie

Wright

Son

Single

3

1878

Exeter, Devon, England

Norris

Wright

Son

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Lindon

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Heavitree, Devon, England

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