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Household of John Wright (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wright, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Evelena Wright, born in 1840 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; John Hy (born 1873 in Haigh, Lincolnshire, England), William C (born 1875 in Haigh, Lincolnshire, England), Ernest E (born 1879 in Haigh, Lincolnshire, England) and Herbert P (born 1880 in Haigh, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Betsey Squire, born in 1862 in Nottinghamshire, England.


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Evelena

Wright

Wife
Male

John Hy

Wright

Son
Male

William C

Wright

Son
Male

Ernest E

Wright

Son
Male

Herbert P

Wright

Son
Female

Betsey

Squire

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Evelena

Wright

Wife

Married

41

1840

Mildenhall, Suffolk, England

John Hy

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Haigh, Lincolnshire, England

William C

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Haigh, Lincolnshire, England

Ernest E

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Haigh, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert P

Wright

Son

Single

1

1880

Haigh, Lincolnshire, England

Betsey

Squire

Servant

Single

19

1862

Nottinghamshire, England

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