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Household of Fountain Read (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Fountain Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fountain Read, born in 1843 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Fountain was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1841 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; C E (born 1870 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1872 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1872 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England), John F (born 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Edith H (born 1876 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Fountain's Servant, Annie Henry, born in 1862 in Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man.


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Fountain Read's household

Male

Fountain

Read

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Wife
Female

C E

Read

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Read

Daughter
Female

Florence

Read

Daughter
Male

John F

Read

Son
Female

Edith H

Read

Daughter
Female

Annie

Henry

Servant
First name(s) Fountain
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Fountain

Read

Head

Married

38

1843

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Read

Wife

Married

40

1841

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

C E

Read

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Read

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Read

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

John F

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edith H

Read

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Henry

Servant

Single

19

1862

Douglas, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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