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Household of Benjamin Read (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

Benjamin Read and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Read, born in 1833 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Frances Read, born in 1833 in Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Alice (born 1861 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Agnes E (born 1873 in Finchley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Servant, Henry H (born 1848 in Shropshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Francis (born 1811 in -), Benjamin's Servant, William (born 1860 in Scotland), Benjamin's Servant, George F (born 1858 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Servant, William A (born 1861 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Edward E (born 1866 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Benjamin's Servant, Alfred T (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Servant, Henry T (born 1859 in Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).


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Benjamin Read's household

Male

Benjamin

Read

Head
Female

Frances

Read

Wife
Female

Alice

Read

Daughter
Female

Agnes E

Read

Daughter
Male

Henry H

Tolhurst

Servant
Male

Francis

Baugh

Servant
Male

William

Douglas

Servant
Male

George F

Sales

Servant
Male

William A

Farmer

Servant
Male

Edward E

May

Servant
Male

Alfred T

Howe

Servant
Male

Henry T

Burnham

Servant
Female

Ellen

Woodcock

Servant
Female

Eliza

Challis

Servant
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Read

Head

Married

48

1833

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frances

Read

Wife

Married

48

1833

Middlesex, England

Alice

Read

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Agnes E

Read

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Henry H

Tolhurst

Servant

Married

33

1848

Shropshire, England

Francis

Baugh

Servant

Single

70

1811

-

William

Douglas

Servant

Single

21

1860

Scotland

George F

Sales

Servant

Single

23

1858

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

William A

Farmer

Servant

Single

20

1861

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Edward E

May

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Alfred T

Howe

Servant

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Henry T

Burnham

Servant

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Ellen

Woodcock

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Eliza

Challis

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

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