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Household of George Read (born 1835, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

George Read and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Read, born in 1835 in Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1836 in Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; George (born 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England), John (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Gertrude E (born 1869 in Deptford, Kent, England), Alice M (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England), Constance A (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England), Lydia G (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Florence H (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Anna (born 1858 in Brightling, Sussex, England) and George's Servant, Ellen (born 1864 in Sutton, Surrey, England).


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George Read's household

Male

George

Read

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Wife
Male

George

Read

Son
Male

John

Read

Son
Female

Gertrude E

Read

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Read

Daughter
Female

Constance A

Read

Daughter
Female

Lydia G

Read

Daughter
Female

Florence H

Read

Daughter
Female

Anna

Lovell

Servant
Female

Ellen

Hampshire

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Read

Head

Married

46

1835

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Read

Wife

Married

45

1836

Middlesex, England

George

Read

Son

Single

15

1866

Deptford, Kent, England

John

Read

Son

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Gertrude E

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Deptford, Kent, England

Alice M

Read

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Constance A

Read

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

Lydia G

Read

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

Florence H

Read

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

Anna

Lovell

Servant

Single

23

1858

Brightling, Sussex, England

Ellen

Hampshire

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sutton, Surrey, England

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