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Household of John Bright (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrhead & Levern, Renfrewshire, 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.

John Bright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bright, born in 1827 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Bright, born in 1827 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Betsy Bright, born in 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Bright's household

Male

John

Bright

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Bright

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bright

Son
Male

Arthur

Bright

Son
Female

Mary

Bright

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Bright

Niece
Female

Sarah

Bright

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bright

Head

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Mary Ann

Bright

Wife

Married

54

1827

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Bright

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Bright

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Bright

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Bright

Niece

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Bright

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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