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Household of George Read (born 1839, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Read, born in 1839 in Compton Abbas, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1843 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), John (born 1866 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Mary J (born 1868 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England) and Edith B (born 1879 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Wifes Mother, Elizabeth Perry, born in 1811 in Woodyates, Dorset, England.
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George Read's household
George
Read
Head
Elizabeth
Read
Wife
Thomas
Read
Son
John
Read
Son
Mary J
Read
Daughter
Edith B
Read
Daughter
Elizabeth
Perry
Wifes Mother
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Read |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Compton Abbas, Dorset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Read | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Compton Abbas, Dorset, England | |
Elizabeth | Read | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Thomas | Read | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
John | Read | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Mary J | Read | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Edith B | Read | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Elizabeth | Perry | Wifes Mother | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Woodyates, Dorset, England |
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