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Household of William C Wright (born 1851, Hampshire)

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.

William C Wright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Wright, born in 1851 in Winchester, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wright, born in 1845 in Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Eliza E (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Edith J (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William C's Mother, Ellen (born 1814 in London, Middlesex, England) and William C's Niece, Ellen A (born 1878 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales).


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William C Wright's household

Male

William C

Wright

Head
Female

Eliza

Wright

Wife
Female

Eliza E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Edith J

Wright

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Wright

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wright

Mother
Female

Ellen A

Jones

Niece
First name(s) William C
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Winchester, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Wright

Head

Married

30

1851

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Wright

Wife

Married

36

1845

Staffordshire, England

Eliza E

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Edith J

Wright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Wright

Mother

Widow

67

1814

London, Middlesex, England

Ellen A

Jones

Niece

Single

3

1878

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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