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Household of William Read (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 1831 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Read, born in 1832 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), George (born 1862 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Tom (born 1865 in Darnall, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John Edwin (born 1876 in Darnall, Yorkshire, England).


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William Read's household

Male

William

Read

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Read

Wife
Male

William

Read

Son
Male

George

Read

Son
Male

Tom

Read

Son
Male

Robert

Read

Son
Male

John Edwin

Read

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Read
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stainforth, 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

50

1831

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Read

Wife

Married

49

1832

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

William

Read

Son

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

George

Read

Son

Single

19

1862

City of London, Middlesex, England

Tom

Read

Son

Single

16

1865

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Read

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John Edwin

Read

Son

Single

5

1876

Darnall, Yorkshire, England

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