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Household of Thomas Read (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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.

Thomas Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Read, born in 1831 in Mile End, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Read, born in 1835 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1856 in Strand, Middlesex, England), Martha (born 1861 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), George (born 1863 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1866 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Read's household

Male

Thomas

Read

Head
Female

Emma

Read

Wife
Male

John

Read

Son
Female

Martha

Read

Daughter
Male

George

Read

Son
Female

Louisa

Read

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Read

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Read

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Mile End, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Read

Head

Married

50

1831

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Emma

Read

Wife

Married

46

1835

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Read

Son

Single

25

1856

Strand, Middlesex, England

Martha

Read

Daughter

Married

20

1861

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

George

Read

Son

Single

18

1863

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Read

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Read

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

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