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Household of John Wright (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wright, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1845 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lilley (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Emily (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Albert, born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother In Law, Arthur (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Son In Law, M H (born 1855 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Female

Sarah

Wright

Daughter
Female

Florence

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Lilley

Wright

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Wallace

Brother In Law
Female

Emily

Boothman

Daughter
Male

M H

Boothman

Son In Law
Male

Albert

Boothman

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

36

1845

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilley

Wright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Wallace

Brother In Law

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Boothman

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

M H

Boothman

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Boothman

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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