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Household of William B Wright (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,Kent, 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.

William B Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Wright, born in 1839 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Matilda Wright, born in 1855 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Jane C (born 1877 in Norwood, Surrey, England), William J (born 1879 in Norwood, Surrey, England) and May M (born 1881 in Norwood, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Servant, Alice (born 1862 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England) and William B's Servant, Emma (born 1866 in Suffolk, England).


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William B Wright's household

Male

William B

Wright

Head
Female

Matilda

Wright

Wife
Female

Jane C

Wright

Daughter
Male

William J

Wright

Son
Female

May M

Wright

Daughter
Female

Alice

Palmer

Servant
Female

Emma

Haste

Servant
First name(s) William B
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Wright

Head

Married

42

1839

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Wright

Wife

Married

26

1855

Woolwich, Kent, England

Jane C

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Norwood, Surrey, England

William J

Wright

Son

Single

2

1879

Norwood, Surrey, England

May M

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Norwood, Surrey, England

Alice

Palmer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England

Emma

Haste

Servant

Single

15

1866

Suffolk, England

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