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Household of John Read (born 1845, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1845 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1850 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), George (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Alfred Geo (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John's Boarder, William (born 1847 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), John's Lodger, Mary (born 1818 in Mayo, Ireland) and John's Visitor, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Wife
Male

William

Read

Son
Male

George

Read

Son
Male

John

Read

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Read

Daughter
Male

Alfred Geo

Read

Son
Male

John

Barber

Boarder
Male

William

Stallard

Boarder
Female

Mary

Cullen

Lodger
Female

Mary Ann

Welsh

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

36

1845

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Read

Wife

Married

31

1850

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Read

Son

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

George

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Read

Son

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred Geo

Read

Son

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Barber

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Stallard

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Cullen

Lodger

Widow

63

1818

Mayo, Ireland

Mary Ann

Welsh

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

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