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Household of William C Read (born 1847, Middlesex)

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.

William C Read and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Read, born in 1847 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Margaret H Read, born in 1847 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane M (born 1873 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Francis C (born 1875 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Florence M (born 1879 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Alfred W (born 1881 in Leytonstone, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William C's Mother In Law, Jane Mollison, born in 1817 in Scotland.


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William C Read's household

Male

William C

Read

Head
Female

Margaret H

Read

Wife
Female

Jane M

Read

Daughter
Male

Francis C

Read

Son
Female

Florence M

Read

Daughter
Male

Alfred W

Read

Son
Female

Jane

Mollison

Mother In Law
First name(s) William C
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Read

Head

Married

34

1847

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Margaret H

Read

Wife

Married

34

1847

Scotland

Jane M

Read

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Francis C

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Florence M

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alfred W

Read

Son

Single

0

1881

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Jane

Mollison

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Scotland

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