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Household of John Wright (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wright, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wright, born in 1846 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary W (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John H (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew W (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet H (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander D (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother-In-Law, Catherine Durie, born in 1809 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Catherine

Wright

Wife
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Mary W

Wright

Daughter
Male

John H

Wright

Son
Male

Andrew W

Wright

Son
Female

Janet H

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander D

Wright

Son
Female

Catherine

Durie

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Wright

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Wright

Son

-

12

1869

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary W

Wright

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John H

Wright

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew W

Wright

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet H

Wright

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander D

Wright

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Durie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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