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Household of Edwin C Wright (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Edwin C Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin C Wright, born in 1845 in West Ham, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Edwin C was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Minnie F (born 1870 in Wanstead, Essex, England), Lionel P E (born 1873 in Wanstead, Essex, England), Edith A (born 1875 in Wanstead, Essex, England) and Mabel E (born 1877 in Wanstead, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin C's Housekeeper, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Edwin C's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Ilford, Essex, England).


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Edwin C Wright's household

Male

Edwin C

Wright

Head
Female

Minnie F

Wright

Daughter
Male

Lionel P E

Wright

Son
Female

Edith A

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mabel E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Grover

Housekeeper
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Edwin C
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place West Ham, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin C

Wright

Head

Widower

36

1845

West Ham, Essex, England

Minnie F

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wanstead, Essex, England

Lionel P E

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Wanstead, Essex, England

Edith A

Wright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wanstead, Essex, England

Mabel E

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wanstead, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Grover

Housekeeper

Single

23

1858

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ilford, Essex, England

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