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Household of John Wright (born 1832, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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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 Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1832 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Peter (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Lodger, James (born 1851 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Catherine

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Male

Peter

Chalmers

Lodger
Male

James

Norwell

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

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

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

49

1832

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Chalmers

Lodger

Unmarried

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Norwell

Lodger

Widower

30

1851

Perthshire, Scotland

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