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Household of Joseph Read (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

Joseph Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Read, born in 1827 in Whiston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Read, born in 1826 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Edmund (born 1850 in Whiston, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1855 in Knowsley, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), William (born 1863 in Prescot, Lancashire, England), Jane E F (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Foster (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Read's household

Male

Joseph

Read

Head
Female

Jane

Read

Wife
Male

Edmund

Read

Son
Male

Joseph

Read

Son
Male

Thomas

Read

Son
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Jane E F

Read

Daughter
Male

Foster

Read

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Whiston, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Read

Head

Married

54

1827

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Jane

Read

Wife

Married

55

1826

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Edmund

Read

Son

Single

31

1850

Whiston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Read

Son

Single

26

1855

Knowsley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Read

Son

Single

20

1861

Prescot, Lancashire, England

William

Read

Son

Single

18

1863

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Jane E F

Read

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Foster

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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