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Household of William Read (born 1842, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1842 in Benwick, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Read, born in 1843 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Clark W (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Effey I (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and Rosena (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Alfred Fiestel, born in 1861 in London, Middlesex, England.


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Susannah

Read

Wife
Male

Clark W

Read

Son
Female

Effey I

Read

Daughter
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Rosena

Read

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Fiestel

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

39

1842

Benwick, Cambridgeshire, England

Susannah

Read

Wife

Married

38

1843

London, Middlesex, England

Clark W

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Effey I

Read

Daughter

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

William

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Rosena

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Fiestel

Servant

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

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