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Household of James W Read (born 1841, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Read, born in 1841 in Watford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 10 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Eliza Read, born in 1849 in Henlow, Bedfordshire, England. They had 7 children; James W (born 1870 in Woodford, Essex, England), Frederick C (born 1871 in Woodford, Essex, England), Albert J (born 1873 in Woodford, Essex, England), Beatrice M (born 1874 in Woodford, Essex, England), Ethel M (born 1877 in Woodford, Essex, England), Florence I (born 1879 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Alexander D (born 1880 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James W's Servant, Eliza Neville, born in 1856 in Colchester, Essex, England.


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James W Read's household

Male

James W

Read

Head
Female

Eliza

Read

Wife
Male

James W

Read

Son
Male

Frederick C

Read

Son
Male

Albert J

Read

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Read

Daughter
Female

Ethel M

Read

Daughter
Female

Florence I

Read

Daughter
Male

Alexander D

Read

Son
Female

Eliza

Neville

Servant
First name(s) James W
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James W

Read

Head

Married

40

1841

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Eliza

Read

Wife

Married

32

1849

Henlow, Bedfordshire, England

James W

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

Woodford, Essex, England

Frederick C

Read

Son

Single

10

1871

Woodford, Essex, England

Albert J

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Woodford, Essex, England

Beatrice M

Read

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Woodford, Essex, England

Ethel M

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Woodford, Essex, England

Florence I

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woodford, Essex, England

Alexander D

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Woodford, Essex, England

Eliza

Neville

Servant

Single

25

1856

Colchester, Essex, England

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