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Household of David Wright (born 1843, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selkirk, 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.

David Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Wright, born in 1843 in Clackmannanshire, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wright, born in 1843 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; David (born 1864 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1868 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1870 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1876 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jessie L McLaren, born in 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Wright's household

Male

David

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret

Wright

Wife
Male

David

Wright

Son
Female

Joan

Wright

Daughter
Male

Adam

Wright

Son
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Ann

Wright

Daughter
Male

Robert

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Jessie L

McLaren

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Wright

Head

Married

38

1843

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Wife

Married

38

1843

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

David

Wright

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Joan

Wright

Daughter

-

13

1868

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Adam

Wright

Son

-

11

1870

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

-

6

1875

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Ann

Wright

Daughter

-

5

1876

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wright

Son

-

4

1877

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jessie L

McLaren

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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