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Household of Charles Reader (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

Charles Reader and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Reader, born in 1833 in , consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Annie (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Step Son, William (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles's Step Son, James (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles's Grandson, Charles (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Charles Reader's household

Male

Charles

Reader

Head
Female

Margaret

Reader

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Reader

Daughter
Female

Annie

Reader

Daughter
Male

William

Potts

Step Son
Male

James

McDowel

Step Son
Male

Charles

Reader

Grandson
First name(s) Charles
Last name Reader
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Germany

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Reader

Head

Widower

48

1833

Germany

Margaret

Reader

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Reader

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie

Reader

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Potts

Step Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McDowel

Step Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Reader

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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