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Household of Sarah Wright (born 1829, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Sarah Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Wright, born in 1829 in Breckles, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Emma (born 1862 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1865 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Kate (born 1868 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1850 in Leominster, Sussex, England), Sarah's Boarder, Edgar (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England) and Sarah's Boarder, Edwin (born 1851 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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Sarah Wright's household

Female

Sarah

Wright

Head
Female

Emma

Wright

Daughter
Female

Alice

Wright

Daughter
Female

Kate

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Charless

Boarder
Male

Edgar

Emery

Boarder
Male

Edwin

Beckwith

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Breckles, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Wright

Head

Widow

52

1829

Breckles, Norfolk, England

Emma

Wright

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Brighton, Sussex, England

Alice

Wright

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Brighton, Sussex, England

Kate

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Charless

Boarder

Widow

31

1850

Leominster, Sussex, England

Edgar

Emery

Boarder

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Beckwith

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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