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Household of Richard Read (born 1823, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.
Richard Read and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Read, born in 1823 in Plaistow, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Harriett Houghton, born in 1849 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Harriett (born 1849 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), John (born 1856 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Robert (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; George, born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Daughter In Law, Mary A Read, born in 1858 in Stratford, Essex, England.
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Richard Read's household
Richard
Read
Head
Harriett
Houghton
Daughter
Caroline
Read
Wife
John
Read
Son
Mary A
Read
Daughter In Law
Robert
Read
Son
George
Houghton
Grand Son
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Read |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Plaistow, Essex, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Read | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Harriett | Houghton | Daughter | Widow | 32 | 1849 | Shadwell, Middlesex, England | |
Caroline | Read | Wife | Married | 58 | 1823 | Newington, Surrey, England | |
John | Read | Son | Married | 25 | 1856 | St George in the East, Middlesex, England | |
Mary A | Read | Daughter In Law | Married | 23 | 1858 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Robert | Read | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
George | Houghton | Grand Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
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