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Household of Thomas Wright (born 1838, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Wright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wright, born in 1838 in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1832 in Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1873 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Alice (born 1876 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Relative, Edith (born 1879 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Thomas (born 1799 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Wright's household

Male

Thomas

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Male

Arthur

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Alice

Wright

Daughter
Female

Edith

Sammon

Relative
Male

Thomas

Chesher

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wright

Head

Married

43

1838

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

49

1832

Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wright

Son

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Wright

Son

Single

14

1867

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Wright

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Sammon

Relative

Single

2

1879

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Chesher

Boarder

Widower

82

1799

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

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