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Household of Margaret Wright (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Margaret Wright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Wright, born in 1840 in , consisted of 10 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; William (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Ann J (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Edwin (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elijah (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Fanny (born 1879 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Boarder, Frances Reilly, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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Margaret Wright's household

Female

Margaret

Wright

Head
Male

William

Wright

Son
Male

George

Wright

Son
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Ann J

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Wright

Son
Male

Elijah

Wright

Son
Female

Fanny

Wright

Daughter
Female

Frances

Reilly

Boarder
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Wright

Head

Widow

41

1840

Ireland

William

Wright

Son

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Wright

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

John

Wright

Son

Single

16

1865

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ann J

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elijah

Wright

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Wright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Preston, Lancashire, England

Frances

Reilly

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Ireland

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