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Household of Thomas Read (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Read, born in 1840 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Read, born in 1851 in Plumstead, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1872 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Flory (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Maude (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Frances (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Other, Sarah Read, born in 1851 in Plumstead, Kent, England.


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Thomas Read's household

Male

Thomas

Read

Head
Female

Sarah

Read

Other
Female

Sarah

Read

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Read

Son
Female

Flory

Read

Daughter
Female

Maude

Read

Daughter
Female

Frances

Read

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Read

Head

Married

41

1840

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Read

Other

Married

30

1851

Plumstead, Kent, England

Sarah

Read

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Flory

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Maude

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Frances

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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