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Household of Francis Read (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wincanton, Somerset, 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.

Francis Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Read, born in 1838 in Honiton, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Francis was the head of the household, married to Matilda Read, born in 1842 in Yarcombe, Devon, England. They had 6 children; Edwin (born 1866 in Yarcombe, Devon, England), Frederic W (born 1873 in Somerset, England), John (born 1875 in Bruton, Somerset, England), Bessie (born 1877 in Bruton, Somerset, England), William F (born 1879 in Bruton, Somerset, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Bruton, Somerset, England).


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Francis Read's household

Male

Francis

Read

Head
Female

Matilda

Read

Wife
Male

Edwin

Read

Son
Male

Frederic W

Read

Son
Male

John

Read

Son
Female

Bessie

Read

Daughter
Male

William F

Read

Son
Female

Eliza

Read

Daughter
First name(s) Francis
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Honiton, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Read

Head

Married

43

1838

Honiton, Devon, England

Matilda

Read

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Edwin

Read

Son

Single

15

1866

Yarcombe, Devon, England

Frederic W

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Somerset, England

John

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

Bruton, Somerset, England

Bessie

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bruton, Somerset, England

William F

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Bruton, Somerset, England

Eliza

Read

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bruton, Somerset, England

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