Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Wright (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1842 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Wright, born in 1844 in Darwen, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1866 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1868 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Mary Hannah (born 1870 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Dorothy Ann (born 1874 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Catherine

Wright

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary Hannah

Wright

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Female

Dorothy Ann

Wright

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Preston, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Wright

Wife

Married

37

1844

Darwen, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wright

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Mary Hannah

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Dorothy Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Wright in Ashton under Lyne in 1881, and follow the Wright family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Wright

We’ve found James Wright in 1369 family trees. Find out more about James Wright's household and view the Wright family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census