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Household of James W Read (born 1854, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 W Read and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Read, born in 1854 in Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Read, born in 1856 in Clapton, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Frank H (born 1876 in Clapton, Middlesex, England) and Sidney J (born 1880 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Lodger, George Poole, born in 1862 in Haverhill, Essex, England.


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James W Read's household

Male

James W

Read

Head
Female

Mary A

Read

Wife
Male

Frank H

Read

Son
Male

Sidney J

Read

Son
Male

George

Poole

Lodger
First name(s) James W
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Read

Head

Married

27

1854

Norfolk, England

Mary A

Read

Wife

Married

25

1856

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Frank H

Read

Son

Single

5

1876

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Sidney J

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Walthamstow, Essex, England

George

Poole

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Haverhill, Essex, England

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