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Household of William Wright (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1841 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Wright, born in 1835 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Margaret E (born 1868 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth V (born 1872 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, George (born 1857 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William's Stepdaughter, Hannah M (born 1867 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William's Orphan, John W (born 1873 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William's Orphan, Thomas (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William's Orphan, Wilfred L (born 1870 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and William's Orphan, Margaret T (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Wright

Wife
Female

Margaret E

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth V

Wright

Daughter
Male

George

Nicholls

Stepson
Female

Hannah M

Nicholls

Stepdaughter
Male

John W

Nicholls

Orphan
Male

Thomas

Nicholls

Orphan
Male

Wilfred L

Nicholls

Orphan
Female

Margaret T

Nicholls

Orphan
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

40

1841

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth M

Wright

Wife

Married

46

1835

Guisborough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Wright

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth V

Wright

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

George

Nicholls

Stepson

Single

24

1857

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Nicholls

Stepdaughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

John W

Nicholls

Orphan

Single

8

1873

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Nicholls

Orphan

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Wilfred L

Nicholls

Orphan

Single

11

1870

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Margaret T

Nicholls

Orphan

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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