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Household of Reuben Wright (born 1842, Cheshire)

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

Reuben Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Wright, born in 1842 in Hyde, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wright, born in 1847 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), John (born 1876 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Reuben's Mother In Law, Sally Matley, born in 1816 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England.


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Reuben Wright's household

Male

Reuben

Wright

Head
Female

Mary A

Wright

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter
Female

Sally

Matley

Mother In Law
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hyde, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Wright

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

7

1874

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John

Wright

Son

Single

5

1876

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Sally

Matley

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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