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Household of Alice Wright (born 1830, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ladhope, Selkirkshire, 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.

Alice Wright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Wright, born in 1830 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 6 members. Alice was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Maggie (born 1857 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Jannet (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Adopted Daughter, Emma (born 1874 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Alice's Father, William (born 1791 in Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alice's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alice Wright's household

Female

Alice

Wright

Head
Female

Maggie

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Wright

Daughter
Female

Emma

Chalmers

Adopted Daughter
Male

William

Brotherston

Father
Male

William

Gibb

Boarder
First name(s) Alice
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Wright

Head

Widow

51

1830

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jannet

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emma

Chalmers

Adopted Daughter

-

7

1874

Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Brotherston

Father

Widower

90

1791

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

William

Gibb

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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