Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of George Read (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

George Read and 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of George Read, born in 1842 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Read, born in 1840 in St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Eliza (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), George's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), George's Lodger, George (born 1828 in Bath, Somerset, England), George's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England), George's Lodger, Mark (born 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), George's Lodger, Henry (born 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), George's Lodger, Howell (born 1829 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and George's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

George Read's household

Male

George

Read

Head
Female

Sarah

Read

Wife
Female

Eliza

Dougall

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Goodrich

Servant
Male

George

Shatlock

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Burgess

Lodger
Male

Mark

Biggs

Lodger
Male

Henry

Biggs

Lodger
Male

Howell

Williams

Lodger
Male

Benjamin

Payne

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Read

Head

Married

39

1842

City of London, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Read

Wife

Married

41

1840

St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Dougall

Servant

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Goodrich

Servant

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Shatlock

Lodger

Widower

53

1828

Bath, Somerset, England

Thomas

Burgess

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Mark

Biggs

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Henry

Biggs

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Howell

Williams

Lodger

Married

52

1829

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Benjamin

Payne

Lodger

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of George Read in Shoreditch in 1881, and follow the Read family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for George Read

We’ve found George Read in 873 family trees. Find out more about George Read's household and view the Read family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census