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Household of Richard Wright (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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.

Richard Wright and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wright, born in 1848 in Castleford, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Wright, born in 1851 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1873 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Joe (born 1875 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England) and Allen (born 1879 in Methley, Yorkshire, England).


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Richard Wright's household

Male

Richard

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Wright

Wife
Male

Arthur

Wright

Son
Male

Joe

Wright

Son
Male

Allen

Wright

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wright

Head

Married

33

1848

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Wright

Wife

Married

30

1851

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Allen

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Methley, Yorkshire, England

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