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Household of John W Reader (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 W Reader and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Reader, born in 1845 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Isabel J Reader, born in 1852 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Sophia E (born 1874 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England), John V (born 1875 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England), Jessie V (born 1877 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England) and Ethel V (born 1879 in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Susannah (born 1863 in Hertfordshire, England) and John W's Visitor, Sarah (born 1845 in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England).


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John W Reader's household

Male

John W

Reader

Head
Female

Isabel J

Reader

Wife
Female

Sophia E

Reader

Daughter
Male

John V

Reader

Son
Female

Jessie V

Reader

Daughter
Female

Ethel V

Reader

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Burley

Servant
Female

Sarah

Reader

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Reader
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Reader

Head

Married

36

1845

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Isabel J

Reader

Wife

Married

29

1852

Scotland

Sophia E

Reader

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

John V

Reader

Son

Single

6

1875

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Jessie V

Reader

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Ethel V

Reader

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England

Susannah

Burley

Servant

Single

18

1863

Hertfordshire, England

Sarah

Reader

Visitor

Widow

36

1845

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

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