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Household of Thomas Wright (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Thomas Wright and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Wright, born in 1819 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Jane, born 1843 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. He had 2 grandchildren; John (born 1872 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1881 in Winstanley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Son In Law, James Pennington, born in 1851 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Wright's household

Male

Thomas

Wright

Head
Female

Jane

Pennington

Daughter
Male

James

Pennington

Son In Law
Male

John

Pennington

Grand Son
Male

William

Pennington

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wright

Head

Widower

62

1819

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Pennington

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

James

Pennington

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Upholland, Lancashire, England

John

Pennington

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

William

Pennington

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Winstanley, Lancashire, England

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