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Household of William J Wright (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strand, London,Middlesex, 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 J Wright and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Wright, born in 1834 in Tottenham, Middlesex, consisted of 15 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary A Wright, born in 1847 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Jane (born 1868 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Nelly (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1872 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1874 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1876 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Jessie (born 1878 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Anna (born 1879 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Grace (born 1863 in Exeter, Devon, England), William J's Servant, Marian (born 1860 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), William J's Servant, Eliza (born 1841 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William J's Servant, Eliza (born 1863 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and William J's Servant, Albert (born 1860 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William J Wright's household

Male

William J

Wright

Head
Female

Mary A

Wright

Wife
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Wright

Daughter
Female

Emma

Wright

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wright

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wright

Daughter
Female

Anna

Wright

Daughter
Female

Grace

Highmoore

Servant
Female

Marian

Humphreys

Servant
Female

Eliza

Cole

Servant
Female

Eliza

Allen

Servant
Male

Albert

Horne

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Wright

Head

Married

47

1834

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Wright

Wife

Married

34

1847

Penrith, Cumberland, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

Jane

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

City of London, Middlesex, England

Nelly

Wright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emma

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

City of London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Wright

Son

Single

7

1874

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Peckham, Surrey, England

Jessie

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Anna

Wright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Grace

Highmoore

Servant

Single

18

1863

Exeter, Devon, England

Marian

Humphreys

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Cole

Servant

Single

40

1841

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Allen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Peckham, Surrey, England

Albert

Horne

Servant

Single

21

1860

Islington, Middlesex, England

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