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Household of Edmund Read (born 1845, 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.

Edmund Read and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Read, born in 1845 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Jane A Read, born in 1853 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Jessie M (born 1873 in Essex, England), Ethel C (born 1875 in Essex, England), Edward F (born 1878 in Essex, England) and Elsie L (born 1880 in Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edmund's Servant, Alice Anderson, born in 1865 in Middlesex, England.


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Edmund Read's household

Male

Edmund

Read

Head
Female

Jane A

Read

Wife
Female

Jessie M

Read

Daughter
Female

Ethel C

Read

Daughter
Male

Edward F

Read

Son
Female

Elsie L

Read

Daughter
Female

Alice

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Read

Head

Married

36

1845

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Jane A

Read

Wife

Married

28

1853

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Jessie M

Read

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Essex, England

Ethel C

Read

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Essex, England

Edward F

Read

Son

Single

3

1878

Essex, England

Elsie L

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Essex, England

Alice

Anderson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Middlesex, England

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