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Household of Alexander Wright (born 1849, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wright, born in 1849 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1855 in South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1877 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Son, James McOwat, born in 1873 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wright's household

Male

Alexander

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Male

James

McOwat

Step Son
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Male

George

Wright

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wright

Head

Married

32

1849

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

26

1855

South Queensferry, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

McOwat

Step Son

-

8

1873

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

-

6

1875

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wright

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

George

Wright

Son

-

0

1881

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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