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Household of John Reader (born 1829, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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.

John Reader and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Reader, born in 1829 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Reader, born in 1832 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1859 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England), John (born 1860 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England), Mary (born 1864 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England), Thomas (born 1866 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England), William (born 1870 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England) and Ellen (born 1872 in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, James Provins, born in 1862 in Misterton, Somerset, England.


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John Reader's household

Male

John

Reader

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Reader

Wife
Male

James

Reader

Son
Male

John

Reader

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Reader

Daughter
Female

Mary

Reader

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Reader

Son
Male

William

Reader

Son
Female

Ellen

Reader

Daughter
Male

James

Provins

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Reader
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reader

Head

Married

52

1829

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Reader

Wife

Married

49

1832

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

James

Reader

Son

Single

22

1859

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

John

Reader

Son

Single

21

1860

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Reader

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Mary

Reader

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Thomas

Reader

Son

Single

15

1866

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

William

Reader

Son

Single

11

1870

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

Ellen

Reader

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Broadwindsor, Dorset, England

James

Provins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Misterton, Somerset, England

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