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Household of William G Read (born 1845, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 G Read and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William G Read, born in 1845 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 7 members. William G was the head of the household, married to Eliza Read, born in 1849 in Marden, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Joseph W (born 1871 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), George (born 1875 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William G's Boarder, Henry (born 1847 in Starcross, Devon, England) and William G's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Linslade, Buckinghamshire, England).


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William G Read's household

Male

William G

Read

Head
Female

Eliza

Read

Wife
Male

Joseph W

Read

Son
Male

George

Read

Son
Male

Thomas

Read

Son
Male

Henry

Boveys

Boarder
Male

John

Adams

Boarder
First name(s) William G
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William G

Read

Head

Married

36

1845

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Eliza

Read

Wife

Married

32

1849

Marden, Kent, England

Joseph W

Read

Son

Single

10

1871

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

George

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Read

Son

Single

3

1878

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Henry

Boveys

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Starcross, Devon, England

John

Adams

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Linslade, Buckinghamshire, England

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