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Household of Elizabeth Read (born 1817, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Read, born in 1817 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 2 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household was Elizabeth's Servant, Margaret Davies, born in 1849 in Flintshire, Wales.


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Elizabeth Read's household

Female

Elizabeth

Read

Head
Female

Margaret

Davies

Servant
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Read

Head

Widow

64

1817

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Davies

Servant

Single

32

1849

Flintshire, Wales

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