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Household of Robert Read (born 1831, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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.

Robert Read and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Read, born in 1831 in Reading, Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Read, born in 1839 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), George (born 1864 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1867 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother In Law, Eliza Sale, born in 1811 in Old Windsor, Berkshire, England.


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Robert Read's household

Male

Robert

Read

Head
Female

Phoebe

Read

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter
Male

George

Read

Son
Male

Albert

Read

Son
Male

Arthur

Read

Son
Female

Alice

Read

Daughter
Male

Edward

Read

Son
Female

Eliza

Sale

Mother In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Reading, Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Read

Head

Married

50

1831

Reading, Berkshire, England

Phoebe

Read

Wife

Married

42

1839

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

George

Read

Son

Single

17

1864

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Albert

Read

Son

Single

14

1867

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Read

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Sale

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Old Windsor, Berkshire, England

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