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Household of Robert Read (born 1850, Middlesex)

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.

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 1850 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Read, born in 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Alfred (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1876 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Florrie (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1880 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1881 in Bromley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Caroline Joyce, born in 1806 in Bromley, Middlesex, England.


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Robert Read's household

Male

Robert

Read

Head
Female

Eliza

Read

Wife
Male

Alfred

Read

Son
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Emma

Read

Daughter
Female

Florrie

Read

Daughter
Female

Alice

Read

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Read

Son
Female

Caroline

Joyce

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Read

Head

Married

31

1850

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Read

Wife

Married

28

1853

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Emma

Read

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Florrie

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Alice

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Read

Son

Single

0

1881

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Joyce

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Bromley, Middlesex, England

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