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Household of Peter Wright (born 1839, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, 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.

Peter Wright and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Wright, born in 1839 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, consisted of 13 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Christina Wright, born in 1841 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Christina (born 1865 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1869 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1873 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Servant, Flora (born 1852 in -), Peter's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in Argyllshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, Francis (born 1863 in Bushley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Wright's household

Male

Peter

Wright

Head
Female

Christina

Wright

Wife
Female

Christina

Wright

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wright

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wright

Daughter
Female

Flora

McDonald

Servant
Female

Jessie

McNaughton

Servant
Male

Francis

Fox

Servant
Male

James

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Wright

Head

Married

42

1839

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Wright

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christina

Wright

Daughter

-

16

1865

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Wright

Daughter

-

12

1869

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Daughter

-

10

1871

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Wright

Daughter

-

8

1873

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

-

6

1875

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wright

Daughter

-

2

1879

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wright

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Flora

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

-

Jessie

McNaughton

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Argyllshire, Scotland

Francis

Fox

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Bushley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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