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Household of James Wright (born 1854, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Wright, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Elesabeth (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Elesabeth (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Sister, Martha (born 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Wright

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elesabeth

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elesabeth

Wright

Sister
Female

Martha

Wright

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah Jane

Wright

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Jane

Wright

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elesabeth

Wright

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elesabeth

Wright

Sister

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Wright

Sister

Unmarried

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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