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Household of Tom Sorsby Wright (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

Tom Sorsby Wright and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Tom Sorsby Wright, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Tom Sorsby was the head of the household, married to Emma Wright, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Florence (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Tom Sorsby's Servant, Sarah Wetson, born in 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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Tom Sorsby Wright's household

Male

Tom Sorsby

Wright

Head
Female

Emma

Wright

Wife
Female

Florence

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Sarah

Wetson

Servant
First name(s) Tom Sorsby
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Tom Sorsby

Wright

Head

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wright

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wetson

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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