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Household of William Read (born 1855, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Read and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1855 in Hertfordshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Read, born in 1852 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Frederick J (born 1878 in Hertfordshire, England) and Minnie (born 1881 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Jane L Read, born in 1862 in Hertfordshire, England.


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Emma

Read

Wife
Male

Frederick J

Read

Son
Female

Minnie

Read

Daughter
Female

Jane L

Read

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hertfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

26

1855

Hertfordshire, England

Emma

Read

Wife

Married

29

1852

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Frederick J

Read

Son

Single

3

1878

Hertfordshire, England

Minnie

Read

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Jane L

Read

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Hertfordshire, England

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