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Household of James Wright (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

James Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1843 in Shadwell, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1873 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Ann (born 1817 in Seacroft, Yorkshire, England) and James's Lodger, Henry (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Female

Ann

Wright

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Ann

Wright

Mother
Male

Henry

Caldecott

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shadwell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

38

1843

Shadwell, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wright

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Seacroft, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Caldecott

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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