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Household of William Wright (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1853 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wright, born in 1851 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Aaron (born 1877 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England), May (born 1878 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ann Storer, born in 1813 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England.


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Ann

Wright

Wife
Male

Aaron

Wright

Son
Female

May

Wright

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Wright

Daughter
Female

Ann

Storer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

28

1853

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wright

Wife

Married

30

1851

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Aaron

Wright

Son

Single

4

1877

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

May

Wright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Wright

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Ann

Storer

Servant

Widow

68

1813

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

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