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 1832, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Read, born in 1832 in Long Newnton, Durham, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Read, born in 1834 in Eaglescliffe, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1862 in Cornforth, Durham, England), Annie M (born 1864 in Cornforth, Durham, England), James (born 1866 in Cornforth, Durham, England), Maria I (born 1867 in Cornforth, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1869 in Mount Pleasant, Durham, England) and David A (born 1873 in Mount Pleasant, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother, Ann Hodgson, born in 1804 in West Rainton, Durham, 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

Margaret A

Read

Wife
Male

Robert

Read

Son
Female

Annie M

Read

Daughter
Male

James

Read

Son
Female

Maria I

Read

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Read

Daughter
Male

David A

Read

Son
Female

Ann

Hodgson

Mother
First name(s) James
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Long Newnton, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Read

Head

Married

49

1832

Long Newnton, Durham, England

Margaret A

Read

Wife

Married

47

1834

Eaglescliffe, Durham, England

Robert

Read

Son

Single

19

1862

Cornforth, Durham, England

Annie M

Read

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cornforth, Durham, England

James

Read

Son

Single

15

1866

Cornforth, Durham, England

Maria I

Read

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Cornforth, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Mount Pleasant, Durham, England

David A

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Mount Pleasant, Durham, England

Ann

Hodgson

Mother

Widow

77

1804

West Rainton, Durham, 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 Durham 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 1066 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