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Household of William Wright (born 1835, Lancashire)

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 Wright and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1835 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wright, born in 1837 in Billinge, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; William (born 1858 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1861 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), James (born 1863 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Alice Ann (born 1868 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1870 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Orrell, Lancashire, England) and Peter (born 1881 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Mary

Wright

Wife
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

Richard

Wright

Son
Female

Alice Ann

Wright

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wright

Son
Male

Peter

Wright

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

46

1835

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wright

Wife

Married

44

1837

Billinge, Lancashire, England

William

Wright

Son

Single

23

1858

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Jane

Wright

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Orrell, Lancashire, England

James

Wright

Son

Single

18

1863

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Richard

Wright

Son

Single

15

1866

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Wright

Son

Single

5

1876

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Peter

Wright

Son

Single

0

1881

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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