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Household of Edward Wright (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, Lancashire, 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 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Selina Wright, born in 1850 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1862 in Devon, England), Annie (born 1870 in Norfolk, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, John A (born 1854 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man), Edward's Boarder, Joseph (born 1831 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Edward's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Cumberland, England).


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Edward Wright's household

Male

Edward

Wright

Head
Female

Selina

Wright

Wife
Male

Alfred

Hoyman

Son
Female

Annie

Bassett

Daughter
Male

Charles

Bassett

Son
Male

John A

Cowley

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Unsworth

Boarder
Male

John

Noble

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Wright

Head

Married

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Selina

Wright

Wife

Married

31

1850

Devon, England

Alfred

Hoyman

Son

Single

19

1862

Devon, England

Annie

Bassett

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Norfolk, England

Charles

Bassett

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John A

Cowley

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Joseph

Unsworth

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Noble

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Cumberland, England

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