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Household of Thomas Wright (born 1850, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.

Thomas Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wright, born in 1850 in Alnwick, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1851 in Felling, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Martha (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Alexander (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary L (born 1873 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Catherine (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, John (born 1836 in Scotland) and Thomas's Niece, Mary L (born 1881 in Backworth, Northumberland, England).


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Thomas Wright's household

Male

Thomas

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Female

Martha

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Female

Mary L

Wright

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wright

Son
Female

Catherine

Wright

Daughter
Male

John

Hovel

Lodger
Female

Mary L

Prater

Niece
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wright

Head

Married

31

1850

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

30

1851

Felling, Durham, England

Thomas

Wright

Son

Single

14

1867

Gateshead, Durham, England

Martha

Wright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Alexander

Wright

Son

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary L

Wright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Wright

Son

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

John

Hovel

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Scotland

Mary L

Prater

Niece

Single

0

1881

Backworth, Northumberland, England

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