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Household of Robert Wright (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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.

Robert Wright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Wright, born in 1831 in Burnley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1831 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Esther Ann (born 1869 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1855 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Robert T, born 1881 in Burnley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son In Law, William P (born 1854 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England) and Robert's Son In Law, Robert (born 1861 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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Robert Wright's household

Male

Robert

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Female

Esther Ann

Wright

Daughter
Male

William P

Robinson

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Robinson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Simpson

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter
Male

Robert T

Simpson

Grand Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burnley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Wright

Head

Married

50

1831

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

50

1831

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Esther Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burnley, Lancashire, England

William P

Robinson

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Robinson

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Simpson

Son In Law

Married

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Robert T

Simpson

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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