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Household of David Wright (born 1847)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

David Wright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wright, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Wright, born in 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Wright's household

Male

David

Wright

Head
Female

Jane

Wright

Wife
Male

Robert

Wright

Son
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Male

David

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Male

Peter

Wright

Son
Female

Eliza

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wright

Head

Married

34

1847

England

Jane

Wright

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Wright

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Wright

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Wright

Son

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Wright

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza

Wright

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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