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Household of John Read (born 1831, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1831 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1849 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; William, born 1867 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and John's Daughter In Law, Sarah (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Wife
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter In Law
Female

Sarah

Read

Daughter In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

50

1831

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Read

Wife

Married

32

1849

Smethwick, Staffordshire, England

William

Read

Son

Single

14

1867

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter In Law

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Sarah

Read

Daughter In Law

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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