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Household of John W Read (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 W Read and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Read, born in 1829 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Mary H Read, born in 1832 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Albert G (born 1857 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), James (born 1865 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Visitor, Albert G Bennett, born in 1878 in Walworth, Surrey, England.


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John W Read's household

Male

John W

Read

Head
Female

Mary H

Read

Wife
Male

Albert G

Read

Son
Female

Eliza

Read

Daughter
Male

James

Read

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Read

Son
Female

Mary

Read

Daughter
Male

Albert G

Bennett

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Read

Head

Married

52

1829

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary H

Read

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Albert G

Read

Son

Single

24

1857

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Read

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

James

Read

Son

Single

16

1865

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Read

Son

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Albert G

Bennett

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Walworth, Surrey, England

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