Wright Mettrick in Cheshire in the 1881 Census

Details of Wright Mettrick of 8 Kay Street, Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England

First name(s): Wright
Last name: Mettrick
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth year: 1831
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
Birth town: Holmfirth
Birth county: Yorkshire
Birth place: England
Street: 8 Kay Street
Town: —
Parish: Dukinfield (Cheshire)
County: Cheshire
Country: England
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Mary	Last name Mettrick	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 42	Birth year 1839	Occupation -	Birth place Cheshire, England
First name(s) Hannah	Last name Mettrick	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Hampshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Mettrick	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Cheshire, England
First name(s) Herod	Last name Mettrick	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Cotton Weaver	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Wright	Last name Mettrick	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, England
First name(s) Mary	Last name Mettrick	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Stalybridge, Cheshire, 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 Mettrick family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Wright Mettrick and 6 other people

Mettrick family summary

NAME: Wright Mettrick
BORN: 1831
BIRTH COUNTY: Yorkshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Dukinfield (Cheshire), Cheshire, England