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Household of Alexander Wright (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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 Wright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wright, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wright, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Agnes B (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary B (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert A (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Daughter, Catherine Anderson, born in 1866 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wright's household

Male

Alexander

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret

Wright

Wife
Female

Catherine

Anderson

Step Daughter
Female

Agnes B

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Female

Mary B

Wright

Daughter
Male

Robert A

Wright

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wright

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Anderson

Step Daughter

-

15

1866

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes B

Wright

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane A

Wright

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary B

Wright

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert A

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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