Thomas Wright in Worcestershire in the 1881 Census

Details of Thomas Wright of 171 Wood Street, Kidderminster Old Borough, Worcestershire, England

First name(s): Thomas
Last name: Wright
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Birth year: 1851
Occupation: Carpet Weaver
Birth town: Kidderminster
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: 171 Wood Street
Town: —
Parish: Kidderminster Old Borough
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Kidderminster

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Wright	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 31	Birth year 1850	Occupation None	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Laura	Last name Wright	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 7	Birth year 1874	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Emily K	Last name Wright	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Turesa	Last name Evans	Relationship Sister In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Worsted Twister In Spinning Mills	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Alice	Last name Evans	Relationship Sister In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Winder In Spinning Mills	Birth place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Wright family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Thomas Wright and 5 other people

Wright family summary

NAME: Thomas Wright
BORN: 1851
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Kidderminster Old Borough, Worcestershire, England