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Household of James Read (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Read and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Read, born in 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Read, born in 1847 in Cheshire, England. They had 8 children; James (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1866 in Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1870 in Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Thomas H (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), John (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Cheshire, England).


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James Read's household

Male

James

Read

Head
Female

Sarah A

Read

Wife
Male

James

Read

Son
Female

Mary

Read

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Read

Son
Female

Hannah

Read

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Read

Son
Male

Thomas H

Read

Son
Male

John

Read

Son
Female

Emily

Read

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Read

Head

Married

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Read

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cheshire, England

James

Read

Son

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Mary

Read

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cheshire, England

Joseph

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

Cheshire, England

Hannah

Read

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Samuel

Read

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Thomas H

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

John

Read

Son

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Emily

Read

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cheshire, England

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