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Household of William Read (born 1848, Buckinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hendon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1848 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Read, born in 1851 in Bedfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Ernest (born 1868 in North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), James (born 1871 in Hendon, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1874 in Hendon, Middlesex, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Hendon, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Mark Smith, born in 1828 in Marston, Bedfordshire, England.


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Caroline

Read

Wife
Male

Ernest

Read

Son
Male

Frederick

Read

Son
Male

James

Read

Son
Female

Mary

Read

Daughter
Female

Emma

Read

Daughter
Male

Mark

Smith

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

33

1848

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Caroline

Read

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bedfordshire, England

Ernest

Read

Son

Single

13

1868

North Crawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Frederick

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

Hendon, Middlesex, England

James

Read

Son

Single

10

1871

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Mary

Read

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Emma

Read

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hendon, Middlesex, England

Mark

Smith

Father In Law

Widower

53

1828

Marston, Bedfordshire, England

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