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Household of Thomas Wright (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

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 1852 in Hightown, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Maria Wright, born in 1851 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Eliza Ann (born 1874 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Moth Law, Bessie Armitage, born in 1825 in Whitgift, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Wright's household

Male

Thomas

Wright

Head
Female

Maria

Wright

Wife
Female

Eliza Ann

Wright

Daughter
Male

Edward

Wright

Son
Female

Bessie

Armitage

Moth Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Wright

Head

Married

29

1852

Hightown, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Wright

Wife

Married

30

1851

Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Bessie

Armitage

Moth Law

Widow

56

1825

Whitgift, Yorkshire, England

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