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Household of Joseph Read (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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.

Joseph Read and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Read, born in 1838 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Read, born in 1841 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 7 children; Joseph H (born 1862 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Thomas J (born 1868 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Albert L (born 1871 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England), Clara H M (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Mary A E (born 1876 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Frederick J (born 1879 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and Neville J (born 1881 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Susannah (born 1824 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Augustus (born 1823 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Read's household

Male

Joseph

Read

Head
Female

Mary

Read

Wife
Male

Joseph H

Read

Son
Male

Thomas J

Read

Son
Male

Albert L

Read

Son
Female

Clara H M

Read

Daughter
Female

Mary A E

Read

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Read

Son
Male

Neville J

Read

Son
Female

Susannah

Sweet

Lodger
Male

Augustus

Bailey

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Read

Head

Married

43

1838

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Read

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stratford, Essex, England

Joseph H

Read

Son

Single

19

1862

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Thomas J

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Albert L

Read

Son

Single

10

1871

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Clara H M

Read

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary A E

Read

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Frederick J

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Neville J

Read

Son

Single

0

1881

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Susannah

Sweet

Lodger

Widow

57

1824

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Augustus

Bailey

Lodger

Married

58

1823

City of London, Middlesex, England

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