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Household of William Wright (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fylde, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1840 in Layton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wright, born in 1842 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margery (born 1869 in South Shore), Thomas (born 1872 in South Shore), Richard (born 1873 in South Shore), Mary (born 1874 in South Shore) and William (born 1877 in South Shore).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Hannah Moore, born in 1863 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Sarah

Wright

Wife
Female

Margery

Wright

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Male

Richard

Wright

Son
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Hannah

Moore

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Layton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

41

1840

Layton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wright

Wife

Married

39

1842

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Margery

Wright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shore

Thomas

Wright

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shore

Richard

Wright

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shore

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shore

William

Wright

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shore

Hannah

Moore

Niece

Single

18

1863

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

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