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Household of John Wright (born 1823, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wright, born in 1823 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Wright, born in 1824 in Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane Ann (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Thomas Baldwin, born in 1854 in England.


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John Wright's household

Male

John

Wright

Head
Female

Helen

Wright

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Wright

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Baldwin

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wright

Head

Married

58

1823

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Helen

Wright

Wife

Married

57

1824

Fearn, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jane Ann

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Baldwin

Visitor

Unmarried

27

1854

England

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