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Household of Joseph Wright (born 1846, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Joseph Wright and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wright, born in 1846 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Wright, born in 1848 in Lamesley, Durham, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and William R (born 1877 in Lamesley, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Frederick Gillespie, born in 1857 in Scotland.


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Joseph Wright's household

Male

Joseph

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah J

Wright

Wife
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

William R

Wright

Son
Male

Frederick

Gillespie

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wright

Head

Married

35

1846

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sarah J

Wright

Wife

Married

33

1848

Lamesley, Durham, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

William R

Wright

Son

Single

4

1877

Lamesley, Durham, England

Frederick

Gillespie

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Scotland

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