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Household of John Read (born 1858, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1858 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Read, born in 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth W (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Martha (born 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Sister, Elizabeth A (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Brother, William (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother, Archibald (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Hannah

Read

Wife
Female

Elizabeth W

Read

Daughter
Female

Infant

Read

Daughter
Female

Martha

Read

Mother
Female

Elizabeth A

Read

Sister
Male

William

Read

Brother
Male

Archibald

Machin

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

23

1858

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Read

Wife

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth W

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Infant

Read

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Read

Mother

Widow

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Read

Sister

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Read

Brother

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Archibald

Machin

Brother

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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