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Household of Thomas W Read (born 1845, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 W Read and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Read, born in 1845 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Catherine A Read, born in 1846 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Thomas W (born 1867 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Albert J (born 1872 in Leytonstone, Essex, England), Arthur B (born 1877 in Leytonstone, Essex, England), Ellen Isabel (born 1878 in Leytonstone, Essex, England) and Beatrice H (born 1881 in Leytonstone, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Grandfather, Job Read, born in 1814 in Lea, Buckinghamshire, England.


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Thomas W Read's household

Male

Thomas W

Read

Head
Female

Catherine A

Read

Wife
Male

Thomas W

Read

Son
Male

Albert J

Read

Son
Male

Arthur B

Read

Son
Female

Ellen Isabel

Read

Daughter
Female

Beatrice H

Read

Daughter
Male

Job

Read

Grandfather
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Read

Head

Married

36

1845

Stratford, Essex, England

Catherine A

Read

Wife

Married

35

1846

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Thomas W

Read

Son

Single

14

1867

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Albert J

Read

Son

Single

9

1872

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Arthur B

Read

Son

Single

4

1877

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Ellen Isabel

Read

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Beatrice H

Read

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Job

Read

Grandfather

Widower

67

1814

Lea, Buckinghamshire, England

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