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Household of Henry Wright (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

Henry Wright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wright, born in 1844 in Formby, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wright, born in 1841 in Formby, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1873 in Formby, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Crosby, Lancashire, England), John (born 1877 in Formby, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Formby, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Formby, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Martha J (born 1864 in Wales) and Henry's Servant, Thomas (born 1861 in Formby, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Wright's household

Male

Henry

Wright

Head
Female

Catherine

Wright

Wife
Male

Peter

Wright

Son
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

John

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Martha J

Blackburn

Servant
Male

Thomas

Swift

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Formby, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wright

Head

Married

37

1844

Formby, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Wright

Wife

Married

40

1841

Formby, Lancashire, England

Peter

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Formby, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Crosby, Lancashire, England

John

Wright

Son

Single

4

1877

Formby, Lancashire, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

3

1878

Formby, Lancashire, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Formby, Lancashire, England

Martha J

Blackburn

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wales

Thomas

Swift

Servant

Single

20

1861

Formby, Lancashire, England

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