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Household of Alexander L Wright (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Alexander L Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander L Wright, born in 1842 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander L was the head of the household, married to Agnes Wright, born in 1849 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander L's Step Son, Hugh Marcharm, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander L Wright's household

Male

Alexander L

Wright

Head
Female

Agnes

Wright

Wife
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Marcharm

Step Son
Female

Alexandrina

Wright

Daughter
Male

John

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
First name(s) Alexander L
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander L

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wright

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Marcharm

Step Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Wright

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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