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Household of Wright C Shirt (born 1842, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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.

Wright C Shirt and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wright C Shirt, born in 1842 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. Wright C was the head of the household, married to Martha Shirt, born in 1837 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary H, born 1866 in Woodhead, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Wright C's Father, Thomas (born 1806 in Chapel, Derbyshire, England), Wright C's Lodger, Henry (born 1857 in Newton, Cheshire, England) and Wright C's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Duckenfield, Cheshire, England).


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Wright C Shirt's household

Male

Wright C

Shirt

Head
Female

Martha

Shirt

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shirt

Father
Female

Mary H

Shirt

Daughter
Male

Henry

Nuttall

Lodger
Male

James

Oldfield

Lodger
First name(s) Wright C
Last name Shirt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wright C

Shirt

Head

Married

39

1842

Cheshire, England

Martha

Shirt

Wife

Married

44

1837

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Shirt

Father

Widower

75

1806

Chapel, Derbyshire, England

Mary H

Shirt

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Woodhead, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Nuttall

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Newton, Cheshire, England

James

Oldfield

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Duckenfield, Cheshire, England

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