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Household of William Wright (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rose Wright, born in 1857 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 4 children; W H (born 1859 in Lancashire, England), George F (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), Leonora E (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Grace F (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Other, Florence S (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Sarah Ann (born 1832 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Amelia E (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Rose

Wright

Wife
Male

W H

Wright

Son
Male

George F

Wright

Son
Female

Florence S

Wright

Other
Female

Leonora E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Grace F

Wright

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Wright

Sister
Female

Amelia E

Tomlinson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rose

Wright

Wife

Married

24

1857

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

W H

Wright

Son

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

George F

Wright

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Florence S

Wright

Other

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Leonora E

Wright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Grace F

Wright

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Wright

Sister

-

49

1832

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Amelia E

Tomlinson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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