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Household of John Read (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 1826 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Read, born in 1825 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Edmund Jas (born 1856 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1852 in Salford, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Mary Alice (born 1871 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Beatrice (born 1876 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Edmund John (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son-In-Law, Thomas Musgrove, born in 1849 in Salford, Lancashire, England.


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Read

Wife
Male

Edmund Jas

Read

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Musgrove

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Musgrove

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary Alice

Musgrove

Grand Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Musgrove

Grand Daughter
Male

Edmund John

Musgrove

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Liverpool, 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

55

1826

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Read

Wife

Married

56

1825

London, Middlesex, England

Edmund Jas

Read

Son

Single

25

1856

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Musgrove

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Salford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Musgrove

Son-In-Law

Married

32

1849

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Musgrove

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Salford, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Musgrove

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Salford, Lancashire, England

Edmund John

Musgrove

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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