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Household of William Read (born 1830, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, Sussex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1830 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann H Read, born in 1836 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; William J (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England), George H (born 1867 in London, Middlesex, England), Mary Ann (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England) and Caroline J (born 1870 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Annie (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Henry (born 1867 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1866 in East Grinstead, Sussex, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Ann H

Read

Wife
Male

William J

Read

Son
Male

George H

Read

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Read

Daughter
Female

Caroline J

Read

Daughter
Female

Annie

Heasman

Servant
Male

Henry

Baker

Boarder
Male

John

Hewitt

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

51

1830

London, Middlesex, England

Ann H

Read

Wife

Married

45

1836

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

William J

Read

Son

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

George H

Read

Son

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Read

Daughter

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Caroline J

Read

Daughter

Single

11

1870

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Heasman

Servant

Single

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Henry

Baker

Boarder

Single

14

1867

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

John

Hewitt

Boarder

Single

15

1866

East Grinstead, Sussex, England

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