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Household of William Wrightson (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Wrightson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wrightson, born in 1825 in Ripon, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Wrightson, born in 1823 in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Mary W, born 1878 in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Rachel Scaife, born in 1795 in Marton Le Moor, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wrightson's household

Male

William

Wrightson

Head
Female

Rachel

Wrightson

Wife
Female

Mary W

Wrightson

Grand Daughter
Female

Rachel

Scaife

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Wrightson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wrightson

Head

Married

56

1825

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Wrightson

Wife

Married

58

1823

Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, England

Mary W

Wrightson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Rachel

Scaife

Mother In Law

Widow

86

1795

Marton Le Moor, Yorkshire, England

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