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Household of John Wright (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wright, born in 1831 in Burntisland, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Betsy Wright, born in 1832 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1851 in Fife, Scotland), Isa (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elizabtt (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Jemima (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, Alexander (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John's Grandson, John (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Isa (born 1881 in -).


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Betsy

Wright

Wife
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Isa

Wright

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Female

Elizabtt

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Prentice

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Ettle

Grandson
Male

John

Ettle

Grandson
Female

Isa

Ettle

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

50

1831

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Wright

Wife

Married

49

1832

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Fife, Scotland

Isa

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Wright

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabtt

Wright

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jemima

Prentice

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Ettle

Grandson

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Ettle

Grandson

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isa

Ettle

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

-

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