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Household of Robert Wright (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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.

Robert Wright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wright, born in 1842 in Wrotham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ruth Wright, born in 1836 in Ridlington, Rutland, England. They had 3 children; Ellen Elizabth (born 1868 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Arthur Henry (born 1872 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Edgar (born 1875 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, William Grigg, born in 1856 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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Robert Wright's household

Male

Robert

Wright

Head
Female

Ruth

Wright

Wife
Female

Ellen Elizabth

Wright

Daughter
Male

Arthur Henry

Wright

Son
Male

Edgar

Wright

Son
Male

William

Grigg

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Wrotham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Wrotham, Kent, England

Ruth

Wright

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ridlington, Rutland, England

Ellen Elizabth

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Arthur Henry

Wright

Son

Single

9

1872

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Edgar

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Forest Hill, Kent, England

William

Grigg

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Sheerness, Kent, England

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