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Household of James H Read (born 1853, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

James H Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Read, born in 1853 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Blanche Read, born in 1855 in Froxfield, Hampshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph H (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James A T (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Frances H (born 1880 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James H's Lodger, Frederick (born 1863 in Brighton, Sussex, England), James H's Lodger, John (born 1864 in Crawley, Sussex, England) and James H's Lodger, Elizabeth J (born 1839 in Middlesex, England).


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James H Read's household

Male

James H

Read

Head
Female

Blanche

Read

Wife
Male

Joseph H

Read

Son
Male

James A T

Read

Son
Female

Frances H

Read

Daughter
Male

Frederick

French

Lodger
Male

John

Cooper

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth J

Simonds

Lodger
First name(s) James H
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Read

Head

Married

28

1853

Lewes, Sussex, England

Blanche

Read

Wife

Married

26

1855

Froxfield, Hampshire, England

Joseph H

Read

Son

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

James A T

Read

Son

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frances H

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick

French

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Brighton, Sussex, England

John

Cooper

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Crawley, Sussex, England

Elizabeth J

Simonds

Lodger

Single

42

1839

Middlesex, England

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