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Household of William Read (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 1841 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Read, born in 1850 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1865 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1873 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Mary Ann (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Read

Wife
Male

William

Read

Son
Male

Edward

Read

Son
Male

Robert

Read

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Read

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shoreditch, 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

40

1841

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Read

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Read

Son

Single

16

1865

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Edward

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Robert

Read

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Read

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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