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Household of Samuel Wright (born 1853, 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.

Samuel Wright and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Wright, born in 1853 in Methley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Susannah Wright, born in 1845 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England) and David (born 1881 in Fairburn, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1849 in New Wortley, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Sister In Law, Sarah E (born 1851 in Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Niece, Ann E (born 1879 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England), Samuel's Nephew, Joseph H (born 1877 in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel's Nephew, William (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Wright's household

Male

Samuel

Wright

Head
Female

Susannah

Wright

Wife
Male

Samuel

Wright

Son
Male

David

Wright

Son
Male

Joseph

Sunderland

Brother In Law
Female

Sarah E

Sunderland

Sister In Law
Female

Ann E

Sunderland

Niece
Male

Joseph H

Sunderland

Nephew
Male

William

Sunderland

Nephew
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Methley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Wright

Head

Married

28

1853

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Wright

Wife

Married

36

1845

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Wright

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

David

Wright

Son

Single

0

1881

Fairburn, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Sunderland

Brother In Law

Married

32

1849

New Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Sunderland

Sister In Law

Married

30

1851

Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Sunderland

Niece

Single

2

1879

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Joseph H

Sunderland

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England

William

Sunderland

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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