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Household of William Wright (born 1822, Yorkshire)

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.

William Wright and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1822 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1827 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1857 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Lavinia (born 1864 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Albert (born 1866 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Frances (born 1877 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas F (born 1848 in Ireland) and William's Son In Law, William (born 1861 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Woodcock

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Midgley

Daughter
Male

Albert

Wright

Son
Female

Frances

Woodcock

Grand Daughter
Female

Florence

Woodcock

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Midgley

Grand Son
Male

William

Woodcock

Son In Law
Male

Thomas F

Brown

Boarder
Male

William

Midgley

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

59

1822

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

54

1827

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Woodcock

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Lavinia

Midgley

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Woodcock

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Woodcock

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Midgley

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

William

Woodcock

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Thomas F

Brown

Boarder

Single

33

1848

Ireland

William

Midgley

Son In Law

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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