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Household of William Wright (born 1842, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

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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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1842 in Banff, Banffshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean A Wright, born in 1844 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jean A (born 1869 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert A (born 1874 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Elspet (born 1880 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1859 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Isabella (born 1865 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Jean A

Wright

Wife
Female

Jean A

Wright

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wright

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Wright

Son
Male

Robert A

Wright

Son
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Elspet

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Watt

Servant
Male

William

Redford

Lodger
Female

Isabella

Grenlaw

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jean A

Wright

Wife

Married

37

1844

Banffshire, Scotland

Jean A

Wright

Daughter

-

12

1869

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wright

Daughter

-

10

1871

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wright

Son

-

9

1872

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert A

Wright

Son

-

7

1874

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

-

5

1876

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

-

3

1878

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Elspet

Wright

Daughter

-

1

1880

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Watt

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Redford

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Grenlaw

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

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