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Household of James Wright (born 1836, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Wright, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Wright, born in 1838 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1864 in England), John (born 1865 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Dorothea (born 1877 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Wright's household

Male

James

Wright

Head
Female

Jane

Wright

Wife
Female

Janet

Wright

Daughter
Male

John

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Male

George

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Dorothea

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Wright

Head

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Wife

Married

43

1838

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

England

John

Wright

Son

-

16

1865

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Son

-

14

1867

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Wright

Son

-

12

1869

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

-

9

1872

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Dorothea

Wright

Daughter

-

4

1877

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Daughter

-

0

1881

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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