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Household of Peter Wright (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Peter Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wright, born in 1840 in Southport, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wright, born in 1847 in Southport, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1867 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1871 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1874 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1879 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother, James (born 1860 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Sister, Mary (born 1863 in Southport, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Wright's household

Male

Peter

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret

Wright

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wright

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Male

Henry

Wright

Son
Male

John

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Brother
Female

Mary

Wright

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Wright

Head

Married

41

1840

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wright

Wife

Married

34

1847

Southport, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wright

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southport, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Southport, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Southport, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wright

Son

Single

4

1877

Southport, Lancashire, England

Henry

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Southport, Lancashire, England

John

Wright

Son

Single

0

1881

Southport, Lancashire, England

James

Wright

Brother

Single

21

1860

Southport, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wright

Sister

Single

18

1863

Southport, Lancashire, England

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