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Household of Elizabeth Read (born 1829, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Elizabeth Read, born in 1829 in Thorp, Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. Elizabeth was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Emily (born 1861 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1868 in Norfolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Elizabeth's Lodger, Charles (born 1836 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England) and Elizabeth's Lodger, Charles (born 1861 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Elizabeth Read's household

Female

Elizabeth

Read

Head
Female

Emily

Flight

Daughter
Male

George

Read

Son
Male

Charles

Perry

Lodger
Male

Charles

Traine

Lodger
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Thorp, Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Elizabeth

Read

Head

Widow

52

1829

Thorp, Norfolk, England

Emily

Flight

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

Norfolk, England

Charles

Perry

Lodger

Single

45

1836

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Traine

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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