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Household of William Wright (born 1837, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1837 in Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Wright, born in 1842 in Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England), John T (born 1871 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England), Mary J (born 1870 in Old Hill, Staffordshire, England), Margaret E (born 1874 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), William H (born 1875 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Alice Maud (born 1877 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England), Minnie May (born 1879 in Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England) and Florance C (born 1881 in Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Eliza Johnson, born in 1839 in Staffordshire, England.


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Caroline

Wright

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter
Male

John T

Wright

Son
Female

Mary J

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Wright

Daughter
Male

William H

Wright

Son
Female

Alice Maud

Wright

Daughter
Female

Minnie May

Wright

Daughter
Female

Florance C

Wright

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Johnson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

44

1837

Shropshire, England

Caroline

Wright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Staffordshire, England

John T

Wright

Son

Single

10

1871

Nantwich, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Old Hill, Staffordshire, England

Margaret E

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

William H

Wright

Son

Single

6

1875

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Alice Maud

Wright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England

Minnie May

Wright

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England

Florance C

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cradley Heath, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Johnson

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Staffordshire, England

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