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Household of Douglas Wright (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

Douglas Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Douglas Wright, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Douglas was the head of the household, married to Janet Wright, born in 1854 in Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1876 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland), Angus (born 1879 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Douglas (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Douglas's Servant, Julia Henderson, born in 1846 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Douglas Wright's household

Male

Douglas

Wright

Head
Female

Janet

Wright

Wife
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Male

Angus

Wright

Son
Male

Douglas

Wright

Son
Female

Julia

Henderson

Servant
First name(s) Douglas
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Douglas

Wright

Head

Married

28

1853

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Wright

Wife

Married

27

1854

Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wright

Son

-

3

1878

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Angus

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Douglas

Wright

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Julia

Henderson

Servant

Married

35

1846

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

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