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Household of Thomas Read (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Read, born in 1826 in Grindleton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Read, born in 1825 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; William H, born 1859 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, David (born 1855 in Winsford, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Alice (born 1856 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Read's household

Male

Thomas

Read

Head
Female

Mary

Read

Wife
Male

William H

Read

Son
Male

David

Sheffield

Boarder
Female

Alice

Sheffield

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Read

Head

Married

55

1826

Grindleton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Read

Wife

Married

56

1825

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William H

Read

Son

Single

22

1859

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

David

Sheffield

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Winsford, Cheshire, England

Alice

Sheffield

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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