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Household of John Wrightson (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Richmond, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Wrightson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wrightson, born in 1828 in Stokesley, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wrightson, born in 1830 in Castleton, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Mary Ann (born 1856 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Thomas W (born 1858 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Watson (born 1861 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1862 in Thornby, Yorkshire, England), Frederic (born 1864 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England), Caroline (born 1866 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1867 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1872 in Deighton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister In Law, Maria (born 1822 in Durham, Durham, England) and John's Lodger, Joseph (born 1855 in Darlington, Durham, England).


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John Wrightson's household

Male

John

Wrightson

Head
Female

Sarah

Wrightson

Wife
Female

Maria

Heslop

Sister In Law
Female

Mary Ann

Wrightson

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Wrightson

Son
Male

Watson

Wrightson

Son
Female

Jane

Wrightson

Daughter
Male

Frederic

Wrightson

Son
Female

Caroline

Wrightson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Wrightson

Son
Male

John

Wrightson

Son
Male

Joseph

Wanless

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wrightson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wrightson

Head

Married

53

1828

Stokesley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wrightson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Castleton, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Heslop

Sister In Law

Widow

59

1822

Durham, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Wrightson

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas W

Wrightson

Son

Single

23

1858

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Watson

Wrightson

Son

Single

20

1861

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wrightson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Thornby, Yorkshire, England

Frederic

Wrightson

Son

Single

17

1864

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Wrightson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Wrightson

Son

Single

14

1867

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

John

Wrightson

Son

Single

9

1872

Deighton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wanless

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Darlington, Durham, England

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