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Household of Matthew Wright (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, 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.

Matthew Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Wright, born in 1839 in Brompton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Alice Wright, born in 1839 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Aaron (born 1866 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1866 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Matthew's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1868 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew's Lodger, John W (born 1866 in Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England).


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Matthew Wright's household

Male

Matthew

Wright

Head
Female

Alice

Wright

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fields

Son In Law
Male

Aaron

Wright

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fields

Daughter In Law
Male

Harry

Wright

Son
Male

John W

Young

Lodger
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Wright

Head

Married

42

1839

Brompton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wright

Wife

Married

42

1839

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fields

Son In Law

Single

15

1866

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Aaron

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fields

Daughter In Law

Single

13

1868

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Wright

Son

Single

1

1880

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

John W

Young

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Hunmanby, Yorkshire, England

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