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Household of William Read (born 1851, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1851 in Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Read, born in 1845 in Butley, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Harry, born 1879 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, Isabel J (born 1853 in Spain), William's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Spain), William's Lodger, Julia (born 1850 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), William's Lodger, Reginald (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Francis A (born 1849 in Tichborne, Hampshire, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Eliza

Read

Wife
Male

Harry

Read

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Munn

Servant
Female

Isabel J

de Vallis

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Harold

Lodger
Female

Julia

Brockwell

Lodger
Male

Reginald

Brockwell

Lodger
Male

Francis A

Bishop

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

30

1851

Kent, England

Eliza

Read

Wife

Married

36

1845

Butley, Somerset, England

Harry

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Munn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Isabel J

de Vallis

Lodger

Widow

28

1853

Spain

Elizabeth

Harold

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Spain

Julia

Brockwell

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Reginald

Brockwell

Lodger

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Francis A

Bishop

Lodger

Single

32

1849

Tichborne, Hampshire, England

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