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Household of William J Read (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Faversham, Kent, 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 J Read and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Read, born in 1841 in Teynham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Anne S Read, born in 1848 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Florence E (born 1871 in Teynham, Kent, England), Gertrude (born 1874 in Teynham, Kent, England), Annie E (born 1877 in Teynham, Kent, England) and Major W (born 1879 in Teynham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Assistant, Arthur (born 1859 in Boughton, Kent, England), William J's Assistant, Percival (born 1865 in Faversham, Kent, England) and William J's Servant, Amelia (born 1854 in Benenden, Kent, England).


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William J Read's household

Male

William J

Read

Head
Female

Anne S

Read

Wife
Female

Florence E

Read

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Read

Daughter
Female

Annie E

Read

Daughter
Male

Major W

Read

Son
Male

Arthur

Browning

Assistant
Male

Percival

Chambrs

Assistant
Female

Amelia

Goldsmith

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Teynham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Read

Head

Married

40

1841

Teynham, Kent, England

Anne S

Read

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Florence E

Read

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Teynham, Kent, England

Gertrude

Read

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Teynham, Kent, England

Annie E

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Teynham, Kent, England

Major W

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Teynham, Kent, England

Arthur

Browning

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Boughton, Kent, England

Percival

Chambrs

Assistant

Single

16

1865

Faversham, Kent, England

Amelia

Goldsmith

Servant

Single

27

1854

Benenden, Kent, England

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