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Household of William Wright (born 1842, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1842 in Kincardineshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Wright, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Betsy (born 1862 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland), Frederick (born 1876 in -), Richard (born 1878 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Isabella Donaldson, born in 1863 in Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Isabella

Wright

Wife
Female

Betsy

Wright

Daughter
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Margaret

Wright

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Son
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Wright

Son
Male

Richard

Wright

Son
Male

Charles

Wright

Son
Female

Isabella

Donaldson

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wright

Wife

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Betsy

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Mortlach, Banffshire, Scotland

Frederick

Wright

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

-

Richard

Wright

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Wright

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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