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Household of William Wright (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wright, born in 1834 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wright, born in 1835 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William M (born 1859 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1861 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland), David N (born 1862 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland), Henry J (born 1864 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1876 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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William Wright's household

Male

William

Wright

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife
Male

William M

Wright

Son
Female

Jeanie

Wright

Daughter
Male

David N

Wright

Son
Male

Henry J

Wright

Son
Male

John

Wright

Son
Female

Grace

Wright

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Wright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wright

Head

Married

47

1834

Ireland

Elizabeth

Wright

Wife

Married

46

1835

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William M

Wright

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Wright

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

David N

Wright

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Henry J

Wright

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Wright

Son

-

15

1866

Port William, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

Wright

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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