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Household of John Read (born 1839, Middlesex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1839 in Kensington, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Read, born in 1841 in Kensington, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Mary A (born 1864 in St Leonards, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1867 in St Leonards, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in St Leonards, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1874 in St Leonards, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1876 in St Leonards, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Henry S (born 1880 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England).


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Margaret

Read

Wife
Female

Mary A

Read

Daughter
Male

Charles

Read

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Read

Daughter
Female

Emma

Read

Daughter
Female

Alice

Read

Daughter
Male

Henry S

Read

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kensington, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

42

1839

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Read

Wife

Married

40

1841

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Read

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Leonards, Middlesex, England

Charles

Read

Son

Single

14

1867

St Leonards, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Leonards, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Read

Daughter

Single

7

1874

St Leonards, Middlesex, England

Emma

Read

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Leonards, Middlesex, England

Alice

Read

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brighton, Sussex, England

Henry S

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

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