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Household of John Wright (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wright, born in 1835 in Gateacre, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1841 in Widnes, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Caroline J (born 1871 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), John T (born 1872 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), George (born 1874 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Robert W (born 1876 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1810 in Northwich, Cheshire, England) and John's Boarder, Alexander (born 1831 in Speke, Lancashire, England).


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wright

Son
Female

Caroline J

Wright

Daughter
Male

John T

Wright

Son
Male

George

Wright

Son
Male

Robert W

Wright

Son
Female

Mary

Newall

Mother In Law
Male

Alexander

Prescot

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Gateacre, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

46

1835

Gateacre, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

40

1841

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wright

Son

Single

21

1860

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Caroline J

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Widnes, Lancashire, England

John T

Wright

Son

Single

9

1872

Widnes, Lancashire, England

George

Wright

Son

Single

7

1874

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Robert W

Wright

Son

Single

5

1876

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary

Newall

Mother In Law

Widow

71

1810

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Prescot

Boarder

-

50

1831

Speke, Lancashire, England

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