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Household of William Read (born 1843, Oxfordshire)

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 1843 in Charlton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Read, born in 1840 in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 7 children; Herbert (born 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Lilian (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Percy (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Eliza Hopkins, born in 1861 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Harriet

Read

Wife
Male

Herbert

Read

Son
Female

Emily

Read

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Read

Son
Male

Harry

Read

Son
Female

Lilian

Read

Daughter
Male

William

Read

Son
Male

Percy

Read

Son
Female

Eliza

Hopkins

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Charlton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

38

1843

Charlton, Oxfordshire, England

Harriet

Read

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stapleford, Cambridgeshire, England

Herbert

Read

Son

Single

16

1865

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Emily

Read

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harry

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Lilian

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Percy

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Hopkins

Visitor

Single

20

1861

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

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