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Household of Robert Wrightson (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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.

Robert Wrightson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wrightson, born in 1815 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Hannah I (born 1846 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Jane A (born 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, England). He had 1 grandchild; Florence M, born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Mary (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Clara (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England), Robert's Visitor, James J (born 1841 in Upton Lovell, Wiltshire, England) and Robert's Visitor, Sarah A (born 1841 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England).


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Robert Wrightson's household

Male

Robert

Wrightson

Head
Female

Hannah I

Wrightson

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Tilley

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Tilley

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

McCrone

Servant
Female

Clara

Robinson

Servant
Male

James J

Dowdle

Visitor
Female

Sarah A

Dowdle

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wrightson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wrightson

Head

Widower

66

1815

Yorkshire, England

Hannah I

Wrightson

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane A

Tilley

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Sunderland, Durham, England

Florence M

Tilley

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

McCrone

Servant

Single

29

1852

Edinburgh, Scotland

Clara

Robinson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

James J

Dowdle

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Upton Lovell, Wiltshire, England

Sarah A

Dowdle

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

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