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Household of John Read (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1844 in Aldgate, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Read, born in 1844 in Aldgate, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; John O, born 1880 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert Gray, born in 1854 in Scotland.


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Maria

Read

Wife
Male

John O

Read

Son
Male

Robert

Gray

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Aldgate, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

37

1844

Aldgate, Middlesex, England

Maria

Read

Wife

Married

37

1844

Aldgate, Middlesex, England

John O

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Robert

Gray

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Scotland

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