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 James Read (born 1850, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, 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.

James Read and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Read, born in 1850 in Wylye, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Read, born in 1854 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. They had 4 children; Caroline B (born 1873 in Willesden, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1877 in Willesden, Middlesex, England), Helena M (born 1880 in Harlesden, Middlesex, England) and Albert J (born 1881 in Harlesden, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Thomas (born 1824 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England) and James's Lodger, George (born 1859 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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

James Read's household

Male

James

Read

Head
Female

Eliza

Read

Wife
Female

Caroline B

Read

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Read

Son
Female

Helena M

Read

Daughter
Male

Albert J

Read

Son
Male

Thomas

Eggtelor

Lodger
Male

George

Kirbey

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wylye, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Read

Head

Married

31

1850

Wylye, Wiltshire, England

Eliza

Read

Wife

Married

27

1854

Windsor, Berkshire, England

Caroline B

Read

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Willesden, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Read

Son

Single

4

1877

Willesden, Middlesex, England

Helena M

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Harlesden, Middlesex, England

Albert J

Read

Son

Single

0

1881

Harlesden, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Eggtelor

Lodger

Widower

57

1824

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

George

Kirbey

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Shoreditch, 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 James Read in Hendon in 1881, and follow the Read family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Read

We’ve found James Read in 1552 family trees. Find out more about James 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