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Household of John Read (born 1830, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, 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.

John Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1830 in Seighford, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Read, born in 1832 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1860 in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England), Walter J (born 1868 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England), Harriet A (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), John B (born 1873 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Emily L (born 1877 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edward Shakespeare, born in 1850 in Pershore, Warwickshire, England.


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Sarah A

Read

Wife
Male

Charles

Read

Son
Male

Walter J

Read

Son
Female

Harriet A

Read

Daughter
Male

John B

Read

Son
Female

Emily L

Read

Daughter
Male

Edward

Shakespeare

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Seighford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

51

1830

Seighford, Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Read

Wife

Married

49

1832

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Read

Son

Single

21

1860

Oldbury, Staffordshire, England

Walter J

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Harriet A

Read

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

John B

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Emily L

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Edward

Shakespeare

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Pershore, Warwickshire, England

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