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Household of Thomas Wright (born 1848, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wright, born in 1848 in Wood Norton, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Wright, born in 1859 in Norfolk, England. They had 4 children; Georgina E (born 1880 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1873 in Nottinghamshire, England), Frederick (born 1863 in Norfolk, England) and Elizabeth (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Mary Ann Potter, born in 1841 in Norfolk, England.


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Thomas Wright's household

Male

Thomas

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret J

Wright

Wife
Female

Georgina E

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Potter

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Potter

Mother In Law
Male

Frederick

Potter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Wood Norton, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wright

Head

Married

33

1848

Wood Norton, Norfolk, England

Margaret J

Wright

Wife

Married

22

1859

Norfolk, England

Georgina E

Wright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Potter

Son

Single

8

1873

Nottinghamshire, England

Mary Ann

Potter

Mother In Law

Widow

40

1841

Norfolk, England

Frederick

Potter

Son

Single

18

1863

Norfolk, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

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