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Household of William Wright (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, Lanarkshire, 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 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Wright, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matilda (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father-In-Law, John (born 1811 in Ireland), William's Sister-In-Law, Matilda (born 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Jane

Wright

Wife
Male

James

Wright

Son
Female

Jane

Wright

Daughter
Female

Mary

Wright

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Wright

Daughter
Male

John

Wright

Son
Male

William

Wright

Son
Male

John

Dillon

Father-In-Law
Female

Matilda

Dillon

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Dillon

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wright

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matilda

Wright

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wright

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Dillon

Father-In-Law

Widower

70

1811

Ireland

Matilda

Dillon

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Dillon

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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