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Household of William Wright (born 1840)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Wright, born in 1841 in Gibraltar. They had 6 children; Ellen (born 1864 in Malta), William (born 1866 in Canada), Lucy (born 1868 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Catherine (born 1870 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Portland, Dorset, England) and James (born 1879 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, David H Kean, born in 1850 in Scotland.


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Ellen

Wright

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Lucy

Wright

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

David H

Kean

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Ellen

Wright

Wife

Married

40

1841

Gibraltar

Ellen

Wright

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Malta

William

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

Canada

Lucy

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Catherine

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Portland, Dorset, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Hounslow, Middlesex, England

David H

Kean

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Scotland

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