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Household of William Read (born 1843, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1843 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Read, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Rebecca (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and William P (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant Lodger, Sarah Waylon, born in 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Sarah

Read

Wife
Female

Mary E

Read

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Read

Daughter
Male

William P

Read

Son
Female

Sarah

Waylon

Servant Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

38

1843

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Read

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Mary E

Read

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Rebecca

Read

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William P

Read

Son

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Waylon

Servant Lodger

Single

17

1864

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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