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Household of William Read (born 1803, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1803 in Bolton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Read, born in 1808 in Mill Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1842 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1845 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England) and Jane (born 1852 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1831 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Annie (born 1821 in Deal, Kent, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Jane

Read

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Read

Daughter
Female

Jane

Read

Daughter
Male

William

Elsworth

Servant
Female

Annie

Mercer

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

78

1803

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Read

Wife

Married

73

1808

Mill Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Read

Daughter

Single

39

1842

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Read

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Read

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

William

Elsworth

Servant

Single

50

1831

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Mercer

Visitor

Married

60

1821

Deal, Kent, England

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