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Household of James Wright (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

James Wright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1842 in Shadwell, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wright, born in 1847 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Sarah (born 1875 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Beatrice (born 1879 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Alfred Powell, born in 1856 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah

Wright

Wife
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Sarah

Wright

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Powell

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Wright

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

9

1872

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Sarah

Wright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Beatrice

Wright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Alfred

Powell

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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