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Household of Josiah Read (born 1826, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

Josiah Read and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Read, born in 1826 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Ellen Read, born in 1829 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Job (born 1854 in Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1867 in Middlesex, England), Rhoda (born 1869 in Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Middlesex, England) and Kate (born 1874 in Middlesex, England).


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Josiah Read's household

Male

Josiah

Read

Head
Female

Ellen

Read

Wife
Male

Job

Read

Son
Female

Annie

Read

Daughter
Female

Rhoda

Read

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Read

Son
Female

Kate

Read

Daughter
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Read

Head

Married

55

1826

Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England

Ellen

Read

Wife

Married

52

1829

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Job

Read

Son

Single

27

1854

Middlesex, England

Annie

Read

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesex, England

Rhoda

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Thomas

Read

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Kate

Read

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

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