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Household of John Wright (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1832 in Whitby, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susana Birkett Wright, born in 1843 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Catherine Anne (born 1861 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Margaret E (born 1865 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Susanna B (born 1865 in Whitby, Cheshire, England), John's Mother, Sarah (born 1808 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and John's Mother In Law, Susanna (born 1817 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Susana Birkett

Wright

Wife
Female

Catherine Anne

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Susanna B

Widowfield

Step Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wright

Mother
Female

Susanna

Main

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Whitby, 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

49

1832

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Susana Birkett

Wright

Wife

Married

38

1843

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine Anne

Wright

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret E

Wright

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gateshead, Durham, England

Susanna B

Widowfield

Step Daughter

Single

16

1865

Whitby, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Wright

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Gateshead, Durham, England

Susanna

Main

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Gateshead, Durham, England

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