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Household of Joseph Wright (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Wright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wright, born in 1828 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Wright, born in 1822 in Beal, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary A (born 1854 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1856 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Annie G, born 1879 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Alice Edwards, born in 1868 in Newbridge, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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Joseph Wright's household

Male

Joseph

Wright

Head
Female

Rebecca

Wright

Wife
Female

Mary A

Wright

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wright

Son
Female

Annie G

Hind

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wright

Head

Married

53

1828

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Wright

Wife

Married

59

1822

Beal, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Wright

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Wright

Son

Single

25

1856

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Annie G

Hind

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Edwards

Servant

Single

13

1868

Newbridge, Glamorganshire, Wales

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