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Household of William Read (born 1846, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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 1846 in Kentisbeare, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Read, born in 1851 in Silverton, Devon, England. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England), Dick (born 1875 in Silverton, Devon, England), William (born 1879 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England) and Mark J R (born 1881 in Rockbeare, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Child, Mary (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Wifes Son, John (born 1877 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Aaron (born 1864 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Mary

Read

Wife
Female

Mary

Leyman

Step Child
Male

James

Read

Son
Male

Dick

Read

Son
Male

John

Rogers

Wifes Son
Male

William

Read

Son
Male

Mark J R

Read

Son
Male

Aaron

Rugg

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

35

1846

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Mary

Read

Wife

Married

30

1851

Silverton, Devon, England

Mary

Leyman

Step Child

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Dick

Read

Son

Single

6

1875

Silverton, Devon, England

John

Rogers

Wifes Son

Single

4

1877

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

William

Read

Son

Single

2

1879

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Mark J R

Read

Son

Single

0

1881

Rockbeare, Devon, England

Aaron

Rugg

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

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