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Household of William Read (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Malling, Kent, 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 1846 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Read, born in 1847 in Luton, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1869 in Old Brompton, Kent, England), Sarah A (born 1871 in Luton, Kent, England), Emily (born 1872 in Erith, Kent, England), John (born 1876 in Essex, England) and Edward (born 1877 in Luton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, William (born 1815 in Luton, Kent, England), William's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1859 in Luton, Kent, England) and William's Nephew, Arthur (born 1867 in Chatham, Kent, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Sarah A

Read

Wife
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Sarah A

Read

Daughter
Female

Emily

Read

Daughter
Male

John

Read

Son
Male

Edward

Read

Son
Male

William

Woolley

Father In Law
Male

Joseph

Woolley

Brother In Law
Male

Arthur

Woolley

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

35

1846

Canterbury, Kent, England

Sarah A

Read

Wife

Married

34

1847

Luton, Kent, England

William

Read

Son

Single

12

1869

Old Brompton, Kent, England

Sarah A

Read

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Luton, Kent, England

Emily

Read

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Erith, Kent, England

John

Read

Son

Single

5

1876

Essex, England

Edward

Read

Son

Single

4

1877

Luton, Kent, England

William

Woolley

Father In Law

Widower

66

1815

Luton, Kent, England

Joseph

Woolley

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Luton, Kent, England

Arthur

Woolley

Nephew

Single

14

1867

Chatham, Kent, England

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