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Household of John Wright (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, 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 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Wright, born in 1843 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Anne (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Alice M (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), May M (born 1876 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Ethel E (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Priscilla Brooks, born in 1855 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah A

Wright

Wife
Female

Anne

Wright

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Wright

Daughter
Female

May M

Wright

Daughter
Female

Ethel E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Priscilla

Brooks

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Sarah A

Wright

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bury, Lancashire, England

Anne

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

May M

Wright

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bury, Lancashire, England

Ethel E

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Priscilla

Brooks

Servant

Single

26

1855

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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