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Household of Charles Read (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Charles Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Read, born in 1840 in Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Amy (born 1867 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Maria (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Charles (born 1874 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boarder, Censer (born 1844 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Charles's Boarder, Ada (born 1871 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Charles's Boarder, Alfred (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Charles Read's household

Male

Charles

Read

Head
Female

Amy

Read

Daughter
Female

Maria

Read

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Read

Daughter
Male

Charles

Read

Son
Female

Censer

Fountain

Boarder
Female

Ada

Fountain

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Fountain

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Read

Head

Widower

41

1840

Middlesex, England

Amy

Read

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Plumstead, Kent, England

Maria

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Hannah

Read

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Greenwich, Kent, England

Charles

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Woolwich, Kent, England

Censer

Fountain

Boarder

Widow

37

1844

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ada

Fountain

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Fountain

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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