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Household of Richard Reading (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Richard Reading and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Reading, born in 1836 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Ellen (born 1861 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1862 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1864 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1868 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Catherine (born 1869 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1870 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England) and Mary A (born 1872 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Cousin, Elizabeth (born 1832 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England) and Richard's Servant, Alice (born 1858 in Kirkland, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Richard Reading's household

Male

Richard

Reading

Head
Female

Ellen

Reading

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Reading

Son
Male

Charles

Reading

Son
Female

Alice

Reading

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Reading

Daughter
Female

Florence

Reading

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Reading

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Cousin
Female

Alice

Ginn

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Reading
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Reading

Head

Widower

45

1836

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Reading

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Reading

Son

Single

19

1862

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles

Reading

Son

Single

17

1864

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alice

Reading

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Reading

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Florence

Reading

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Reading

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Cousin

Widow

49

1832

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Alice

Ginn

Servant

Single

23

1858

Kirkland, Cambridgeshire, England

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