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Household of Walter Wright (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Walter Wright and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Wright, born in 1850 in Methley, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Wright, born in 1850 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1873 in Whitwood, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1878 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Jane (born 1881 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Aunt, Sarah Greenwood, born in 1821 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England.


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Walter Wright's household

Male

Walter

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Wright

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Wright

Daughter
Female

Emily

Wright

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Greenwood

Aunt
First name(s) Walter
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Methley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Wright

Head

Married

31

1850

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Wright

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Whitwood, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Greenwood

Aunt

Widow

60

1821

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

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