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Household of Joseph Wright (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wright, born in 1840 in Stockport, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wright, born in 1842 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Esther (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Richard (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Esther Dunn, born in 1820 in Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Wright's household

Male

Joseph

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah

Wright

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Esther

Wright

Daughter
Male

Richard

Wright

Son
Female

Esther

Dunn

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stockport, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wright

Head

Married

41

1840

Stockport, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah

Wright

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Esther

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Richard

Wright

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

Esther

Dunn

Servant

Married

61

1820

Northumberland, England

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