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Household of Joseph Wright (born 1831, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Joseph Wright and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wright, born in 1831 in Devon, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Elizabeth A, born 1861 in Felling, Durham, England. He had 1 grandchild; Thomas, born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, James Douglass, born in 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Wright's household

Male

Joseph

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Wright

Daughter
Male

James

Douglass

Son In Law
Male

Thomas

Wright

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wright

Head

Widower

50

1831

Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Wright

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Felling, Durham, England

James

Douglass

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Wright

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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