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Household of Elijah Wrighton (born 1839, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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.

Elijah Wrighton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elijah Wrighton, born in 1839 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Elijah was the head of the household, married to Theodosia Wrighton, born in 1852 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Elijah (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Priscilla (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Sarah Elizth (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Elijah Wrighton's household

Male

Elijah

Wrighton

Head
Female

Theodosia

Wrighton

Wife
Male

Elijah

Wrighton

Son
Male

Thomas

Wrighton

Son
Female

Priscilla

Wrighton

Daughter
Female

Sarah Elizth

Wrighton

Daughter
First name(s) Elijah
Last name Wrighton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elijah

Wrighton

Head

Married

42

1839

Staffordshire, England

Theodosia

Wrighton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Elijah

Wrighton

Son

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Thomas

Wrighton

Son

Single

5

1876

Gateshead, Durham, England

Priscilla

Wrighton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Sarah Elizth

Wrighton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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