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Household of John Reader (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, Somerset, 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 1828 in Pilsdon, Somerset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Reader, born in 1830 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1870 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Jane (born 1862 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England) and Rose (born 1866 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1799 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), John's Visitor, William Charles (born 1853 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England), John's Son Of Visitor, Charles William (born 1879 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1798 in West Chinnock, Somerset, England).


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John Reader's household

Male

John

Reader

Head
Female

Mary

Reader

Wife
Male

William H

Reader

Son
Female

Jane

Reader

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Reader

Daughter
Female

Rose

Reader

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wheadon

Mother
Male

William Charles

Lye

Visitor
Male

Charles William

Lye

Son Of Visitor
Female

Mary

Hockey

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Reader
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Pilsdon, Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Reader

Head

Married

53

1828

Pilsdon, Somerset, England

Mary

Reader

Wife

Married

51

1830

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

William H

Reader

Son

Single

11

1870

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Jane

Reader

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Ellen

Reader

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Rose

Reader

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Wheadon

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

William Charles

Lye

Visitor

Married

28

1853

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Charles William

Lye

Son Of Visitor

Single

2

1879

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

Mary

Hockey

Boarder

Widow

83

1798

West Chinnock, Somerset, England

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