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Household of William Read (born 1839, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Read, born in 1839 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1840 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1862 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1866 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1869 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Lodger, Ellen (born 1851 in Little Hulton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder Lodger, John W (born 1873 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Wife
Female

Mary J

Read

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Read

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Read

Daughter
Male

William H

Read

Son
Female

Ellen

Mann

Boarder Lodger
Male

John W

Mann

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Read

Head

Married

42

1839

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Read

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Read

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Read

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Read

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

William H

Read

Son

Single

12

1869

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mann

Boarder Lodger

Married

30

1851

Little Hulton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Mann

Boarder Lodger

Single

8

1873

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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