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Household of Samuel Read (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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.

Samuel Read and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Read, born in 1841 in Wicklewood, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Mary F Read, born in 1843 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Ernest C (born 1870 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and Ada L (born 1873 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Visitor, Michael (born 1825 in Essex, England), Samuel's Lodger, William (born 1860 in Bridford, Devon, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Arthur (born 1861 in Wicklewood, Norfolk, England).


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Samuel Read's household

Male

Samuel

Read

Head
Female

Mary F

Read

Wife
Male

Ernest C

Read

Son
Female

Ada L

Read

Daughter
Male

Michael

Handscomb

Visitor
Male

William

Taylor

Lodger
Male

Arthur

Read

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wicklewood, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Read

Head

Married

40

1841

Wicklewood, Norfolk, England

Mary F

Read

Wife

Married

38

1843

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Ernest C

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Ada L

Read

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Michael

Handscomb

Visitor

Widower

56

1825

Essex, England

William

Taylor

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Bridford, Devon, England

Arthur

Read

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Wicklewood, Norfolk, England

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