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Household of Joseph Read (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1832 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Susan Read, born in 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Alfred (born 1858 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1863 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1861 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Nephew, Arthur Thornton, born in 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Read's household

Male

Joseph

Read

Head
Female

Susan

Read

Wife
Male

Alfred

Read

Son
Female

Mary A

Read

Daughter
Female

Emma

Read

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Read

Daughter
Female

Martha

Read

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Gough

Son
Female

Mary H

Gough

Daughter
Male

James

Gough

Son
Male

Arthur

Thornton

Nephew
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Read

Head

Married

49

1832

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Susan

Read

Wife

Married

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Read

Son

Single

23

1858

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Read

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Read

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Read

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Read

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Gough

Son

Single

20

1861

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Gough

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Gough

Son

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Thornton

Nephew

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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