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Household of Peter Wright (born 1828, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 1828 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1840 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Joseph (born 1858 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1869 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1870 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1875 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Ellen Cheetham, born in 1825 in Mawdesley, Lancashire, England.
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Peter Wright's household
Peter
Wright
Head
Mary
Wright
Wife
Joseph
Wright
Son
Mary
Wright
Daughter
Ellen
Wright
Daughter
Peter
Wright
Son
John
Wright
Son
Thomas
Wright
Son
James
Wright
Son
Ellen
Cheetham
Boarder
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Wright |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Mawdesley, 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 | 53 | 1828 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Wright | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph | Wright | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Wright | Daughter | Single | 19 | 1862 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Wright | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Peter | Wright | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
John | Wright | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Wright | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
James | Wright | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Cheetham | Boarder | Widow | 56 | 1825 | Mawdesley, Lancashire, England |
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