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Household of William B Wright (born 1829, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

William B Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Wright, born in 1829 in North Shields, Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Edward W Wright, born in 1861 in India. They had 4 children; Edward W (born 1861 in India), Violet A (born 1866 in India), Constance A (born 1868 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England) and Mabel M (born 1875 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Elsie R (born 1858 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), William B's Servant, Phillis (born 1852 in -), William B's Servant, Sarah (born 1855 in Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, Wales), William B's Servant, Harriet (born 1859 in Norfolk, England) and William B's Servant, Louisa (born 1859 in Switzerland).


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William B Wright's household

Male

William B

Wright

Head
Male

Edward W

Wright

Son
Female

Violet A

Wright

Daughter
Female

Constance A

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mabel M

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elsie R

Foorsyth

Servant
Female

Phillis

Johnson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Holmes

Servant
Female

Harriet

Colt

Servant
Female

Louisa

Ullmann

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Wright

Head

Married

52

1829

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Edward W

Wright

Son

Single

20

1861

India

Violet A

Wright

Daughter

Single

15

1866

India

Constance A

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Mabel M

Wright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

London, Middlesex, England

Elsie R

Foorsyth

Servant

Single

23

1858

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Phillis

Johnson

Servant

Single

29

1852

-

Sarah

Holmes

Servant

Single

26

1855

Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, Wales

Harriet

Colt

Servant

Single

22

1859

Norfolk, England

Louisa

Ullmann

Servant

Single

22

1859

Switzerland

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