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Household of Josiah Wright (born 1832, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Runcorn, Cheshire, 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.

Josiah Wright and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Wright, born in 1832 in Antrobus, Cheshire, consisted of 14 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1840 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), William (born 1873 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), James (born 1876 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England) and Hannah (born 1877 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Mother, Ruth (born 1795 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Josiah's Sister, Margaret (born 1822 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), Josiah's Boarder, Catherine (born 1831 in Antrobus, Cheshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Richard (born 1862 in Weaverham, Cheshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Whitley, Cheshire, England).


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Josiah Wright's household

Male

Josiah

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wright

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Son
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Hannah

Wright

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Wright

Mother
Female

Margaret

Wright

Sister
Female

Catherine

Hartley

Boarder
Male

Richard

Bebbington

Servant
Male

Thomas

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Wright

Head

Married

49

1832

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

41

1840

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

5

1876

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Ruth

Wright

Mother

Widow

86

1795

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Wright

Sister

Single

59

1822

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Hartley

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Antrobus, Cheshire, England

Richard

Bebbington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Weaverham, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Walker

Servant

Single

14

1867

Whitley, Cheshire, England

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