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Household of William Wright (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Wright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1841 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1848 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1863 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Isabella (born 1866 in North Shields, Northumberland, England), Ann (born 1868 in North Shields, Northumberland, England) and John (born 1870 in North Shields, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Evan Thompson, born in 1827 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Male

Evan

Thompson

Lodger Head
Female

Jane

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Male

John

Thompson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

40

1841

Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

33

1848

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Evan

Thompson

Lodger Head

Widower

54

1827

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Thompson

Wife

Single

22

1859

North Shields, Northumberland, England

James

Thompson

Son

Single

18

1863

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

North Shields, Northumberland, England

John

Thompson

Son

Single

11

1870

North Shields, Northumberland, England

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