Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Wright (born 1828, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1828 in Newton, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret P Wright, born in 1852 in Pencaitland, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Augnustus (born 1876 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Maggie (born 1879 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Maria (born 1881 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, David (born 1849 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1852 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Margaret P

Wright

Wife
Male

James

Wright

Son
Male

Thomas

Wright

Son
Male

Augnustus

Wright

Son
Female

Maggie

Wright

Daughter
Female

Maria

Wright

Daughter
Male

David

Millar

Boarder
Male

Robert

Millar

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

53

1828

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret P

Wright

Wife

Married

29

1852

Pencaitland, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

-

12

1869

Ormiston, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Wright

Son

-

7

1874

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Augnustus

Wright

Son

-

5

1876

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Wright

Daughter

-

2

1879

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maria

Wright

Daughter

-

0

1881

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Millar

Boarder

-

32

1849

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Millar

Boarder

-

29

1852

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Wright in Inveresk & Musselburgh in 1881, and follow the Wright family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Wright

We’ve found William Wright in 1576 family trees. Find out more about William Wright's household and view the Wright family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census