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Household of James Wright (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1838 in Coldridge, Devon, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wright, born in 1839 in Nymet Rowland, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Simeon J (born 1866 in Torquay, Devon, England), Alfred T (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England), William J (born 1871 in Torquay, Devon, England), Charles H (born 1873 in Torquay, Devon, England), Florence E (born 1875 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Annie E (born 1880 in Torquay, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Jane (born 1801 in Coldridge, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Charles (born 1864 in Exminster, Devon, England).


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Eliza

Wright

Wife
Male

Simeon J

Wright

Son
Male

Alfred T

Wright

Son
Male

William J

Wright

Son
Male

Charles H

Wright

Son
Female

Florence E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Mother
Male

Charles

Bolt

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Coldridge, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

43

1838

Coldridge, Devon, England

Eliza

Wright

Wife

Married

42

1839

Nymet Rowland, Devon, England

Simeon J

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

Torquay, Devon, England

Alfred T

Wright

Son

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

William J

Wright

Son

Single

10

1871

Torquay, Devon, England

Charles H

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Torquay, Devon, England

Florence E

Wright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Torquay, Devon, England

Annie E

Wright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Torquay, Devon, England

Jane

Wright

Mother

Widow

80

1801

Coldridge, Devon, England

Charles

Bolt

Servant

Single

17

1864

Exminster, Devon, England

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