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Household of William Read (born 1832, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1832 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Read, born in 1840 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 9 children; Frederick (born 1861 in Southwark, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1863 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1865 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Louisa M (born 1866 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William J (born 1868 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Harry L (born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Laurence R (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Bertha A (born 1877 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Charles S (born 1880 in Peckham, Surrey, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Eliza

Read

Wife
Male

Frederick

Read

Son
Female

Emily

Read

Daughter
Male

Walter

Read

Son
Female

Louisa M

Read

Daughter
Male

William J

Read

Son
Male

Harry L

Read

Son
Male

Laurence R

Read

Son
Female

Bertha A

Read

Daughter
Male

Charles S

Read

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

49

1832

Southwark, Surrey, England

Eliza

Read

Wife

Married

41

1840

Southwark, Surrey, England

Frederick

Read

Son

Single

20

1861

Southwark, Surrey, England

Emily

Read

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Walter

Read

Son

Single

16

1865

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Louisa M

Read

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William J

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Harry L

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Laurence R

Read

Son

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Bertha A

Read

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Charles S

Read

Son

Single

1

1880

Peckham, Surrey, England

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