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Household of Elizabeth Read (born 1840, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

Elizabeth Read and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Read, born in 1840 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 9 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 7 children; Edward H (born 1859 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1860 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth S (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Henry R (born 1863 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Frederick (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Father In Law, Susan Read, born in 1840 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Elizabeth Read's household

Female

Elizabeth

Read

Head
Male

Edward H

Read

Son
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Read

Daughter
Male

Henry R

Read

Son
Female

Emily

Read

Daughter
Male

Charles

Read

Son
Male

Frederick

Read

Son
Male

Susan

Read

Father In Law
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Read

Head

Widow

41

1840

Southwark, Surrey, England

Edward H

Read

Son

Single

22

1859

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Read

Son

Single

21

1860

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth S

Read

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Henry R

Read

Son

Single

18

1863

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Emily

Read

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Charles

Read

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Susan

Read

Father In Law

Single

41

1840

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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