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Household of William Read (born 1827)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1827 in , consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Read, born in 1842 in Camden Town, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Elizabeth Joyse (born 1807 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1854 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1850 in -), William's Visitor, Edward (born 1846 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William's Visitors Wife, Mary (born 1855 in Deptford, Kent, England), William's Visitor, Harriett (born 1853 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), William's Visitor, Thomas (born 1841 in Leeds, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Emma (born 1860 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Charlotte

Read

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Joyse

Read

Visitor
Female

Ellen

Frost

Servant
Female

Sarah

Cooksey

Servant
Male

Edward

Curtis

Visitor
Female

Mary

Curtis

Visitors Wife
Female

Harriett

Street

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Watson

Visitor
Female

Emma

Webb

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

54

1827

-

Charlotte

Read

Wife

Married

39

1842

Camden Town, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth Joyse

Read

Visitor

Married

74

1807

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Frost

Servant

Single

27

1854

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sarah

Cooksey

Servant

Single

31

1850

-

Edward

Curtis

Visitor

Married

35

1846

Woolwich, Kent, England

Mary

Curtis

Visitors Wife

Married

26

1855

Deptford, Kent, England

Harriett

Street

Visitor

Single

28

1853

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Watson

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Leeds, Kent, England

Emma

Webb

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Islington, Middlesex, England

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