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Household of John Read (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1833 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Read, born in 1831 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1861 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, England) and Sophia (born 1869 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Wife'sister Brother, William (born 1821 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, England), John's Wife'sister Brother, Charles (born 1829 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, England) and John's Wife'sister Brother, Alfred (born 1833 in St Leonard's, Middlesex, England).


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Mary

Read

Wife
Male

John

Read

Son
Female

Sophia

Read

Daughter
Male

William

Boyes

Wife'sister Brother
Male

Charles

Boyes

Wife'sister Brother
Male

Alfred

Boyes

Wife'sister Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

48

1833

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Mary

Read

Wife

Married

50

1831

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

John

Read

Son

Single

20

1861

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

William

Boyes

Wife'sister Brother

Single

60

1821

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Charles

Boyes

Wife'sister Brother

Single

52

1829

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Boyes

Wife'sister Brother

Single

48

1833

St Leonard's, Middlesex, England

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