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Household of Matthew Wright (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Matthew Wright and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wright, born in 1840 in Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Betty Wright, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1876 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's -, J Th Hemmingway, born in 1817 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Wright's household

Male

Matthew

Wright

Head
Female

Betty

Wright

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Grand Daughter
Female

J Th

Hemmingway

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

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wright

Head

Married

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Betty

Wright

Wife

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

J Th

Hemmingway

-

-

64

1817

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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