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Household of George Wright (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

George Wright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Wright, born in 1815 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Wright, born in 1816 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ellen (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Emily Wright Taylor (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Son In Law, William (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George's Boarder, Rebecca (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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George Wright's household

Male

George

Wright

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Wright

Wife
Male

Walter

Wright

Son
Male

Henry

Wright

Son
Male

William

Howlden

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Howlden

Daughter
Female

Emily Wright Taylor

Howlden

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Howlden

Grand Son
Female

Rebecca

Roberts

Boarder
First name(s) George
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Wright

Head

Married

66

1815

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wright

Wife

Married

65

1816

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Wright

Son

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Wright

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Howlden

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Howlden

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily Wright Taylor

Howlden

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Howlden

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Roberts

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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