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Household of Thomas Read (born 1849, Lancashire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Read, born in 1849 in Ribchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Read, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Hannah (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Fanny (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, William (born 1853 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Nephew, Bernard (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Read's household

Male

Thomas

Read

Head
Female

Catherine

Read

Wife
Female

Hannah

Read

Daughter
Male

James

Read

Son
Female

Fanny

Read

Daughter
Female

Mary Alice

Read

Daughter
Male

William

Read

Brother
Male

Bernard

Smith

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Ribchester, 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

32

1849

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Read

Wife

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Read

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Fanny

Read

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Read

Brother

Single

28

1853

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

Bernard

Smith

Nephew

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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