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Household of John Henry Wright (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

John Henry Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henry Wright, born in 1847 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Wright, born in 1846 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Frances (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1873 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England), John Herbert (born 1875 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Harry (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John Henry's Step Daughter, Mary Ellen Lomas, born in 1868 in Reddish, Cheshire, England.


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John Henry Wright's household

Male

John Henry

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Wright

Wife
Female

Frances

Wright

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wright

Daughter
Male

John Herbert

Wright

Son
Male

Harry

Wright

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Lomas

Step Daughter
First name(s) John Henry
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Henry

Wright

Head

Married

34

1847

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Wright

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Frances

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

John Herbert

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Harry

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Mary Ellen

Lomas

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Reddish, Cheshire, England

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