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Household of John Read (born 1850, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Read, born in 1850 in Warwick, Warwickshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Read, born in 1851 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; George Willy (born 1876 in Denton, Lancashire, England) and Sidney Bowler (born 1880 in Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1864 in Wales.


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John Read's household

Male

John

Read

Head
Female

Jane

Read

Wife
Male

George Willy

Read

Son
Male

Sidney Bowler

Read

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Read

Head

Married

31

1850

Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Read

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

George Willy

Read

Son

Single

5

1876

Denton, Lancashire, England

Sidney Bowler

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

Edwards

Servant

Single

17

1864

Wales

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