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Household of William Wright (born 1827, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Cornwall, 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 Wright and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1827 in Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wright, born in 1833 in Devon, England. They had 6 children; Martin (born 1859 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), William G (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Rosetta (born 1864 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), Ellen (born 1866 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England), Mary Eliza (born 1869 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England) and Jacob (born 1872 in Gunnislake, Cornwall, England).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Eliza

Wright

Wife
Male

Martin

Wright

Son
Male

William G

Wright

Son
Female

Rosetta

Wright

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary Eliza

Wright

Daughter
Male

Jacob

Wright

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

54

1827

Devon, England

Eliza

Wright

Wife

Married

48

1833

Devon, England

Martin

Wright

Son

Single

22

1859

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

William G

Wright

Son

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Rosetta

Wright

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

Ellen

Wright

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

Mary Eliza

Wright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

Jacob

Wright

Son

Single

9

1872

Gunnislake, Cornwall, England

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