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Household of Thomas Read (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockport, Cheshire,Lancashire, 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 1837 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Rebecca Read, born in 1838 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Elisabeth (born 1869 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1877 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1879 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, William Rhodes, born in 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Read's household

Male

Thomas

Read

Head
Female

Rebecca

Read

Wife
Female

Margaret

Read

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Read

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Read

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Read

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Read

Daughter
Male

William

Rhodes

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Read

Head

Married

44

1837

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Read

Wife

Married

43

1838

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Read

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Read

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Elisabeth

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

William

Rhodes

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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