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Household of William Wright (born 1822, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William Wright and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1822 in Norfolk, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Henrietta A Wright, born in 1856 in Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Ann E (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England), William (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Joseph Bell (born 1849 in Hexham, Northumberland, England), William's Boarder, Frederick J (born 1853 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, Agnes (born 1855 in Sheerness, Kent, England), William's Boarder, Alfred (born 1880 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in Scotland).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Henrietta A

Wright

Wife
Male

Richard

Wright

Son
Female

Ann E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Wright

Daughter
Male

Joseph Bell

Softley

Boarder
Male

Frederick J

Softley

Boarder
Female

Agnes

Softley

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Softley

Boarder
Female

Jane

Morris

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

59

1822

Norfolk, England

Henrietta A

Wright

Wife

Married

25

1856

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Richard

Wright

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Ann E

Wright

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Joseph Bell

Softley

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Hexham, Northumberland, England

Frederick J

Softley

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Agnes

Softley

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alfred

Softley

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Jarrow, Durham, England

Jane

Morris

Servant

Single

16

1865

Scotland

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