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Household of Edward Wright (born 1831, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Middlesex, England

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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.

Edward Wright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Wright, born in 1831 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wright, born in 1831 in Hertfordshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England), George (born 1866 in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England) and Albert (born 1870 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, William (born 1858 in Bath, Somerset, England), Edward's Boarder, Alfred (born 1861 in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England) and Edward's Boarder, Edmund (born 1862 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Edward Wright's household

Male

Edward

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah

Wright

Wife
Male

John

Wright

Son
Male

George

Wright

Son
Male

Albert

Wright

Son
Male

William

Robbins

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Topham

Boarder
Male

Edmund

Potkins

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wright

Head

Married

50

1831

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England

Sarah

Wright

Wife

Married

50

1831

Hertfordshire, England

John

Wright

Son

Single

18

1863

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

George

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Albert

Wright

Son

Single

11

1870

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

William

Robbins

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Bath, Somerset, England

Alfred

Topham

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England

Edmund

Potkins

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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