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Household of William Read (born 1839, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, 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 1839 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Selina Read, born in 1841 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Abia (born 1868 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England), Jonathan (born 1870 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England) and Evan (born 1873 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Rhoda, born 1880 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Gson, George (born 1880 in East Dean, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Visitor, Amos (born 1857 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Selina

Read

Wife
Male

William

Read

Son
Female

Abia

Read

Daughter
Male

Jonathan

Read

Son
Male

Evan

Read

Son
Female

Rhoda

Read

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Trump

Gson
Male

Amos

Gibbs

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

42

1839

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Selina

Read

Wife

Married

40

1841

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

William

Read

Son

Single

17

1864

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Abia

Read

Daughter

Single

13

1868

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Jonathan

Read

Son

Single

11

1870

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Evan

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Rhoda

Read

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

George

Trump

Gson

Single

1

1880

East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Amos

Gibbs

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Ruardean, Gloucestershire, England

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