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Household of Robert Reading (born 1853, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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.

Robert Reading and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Reading, born in 1853 in Burtle, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Reading, born in 1847 in Burtle, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1877 in Burtle, Somerset, England) and Wilfred (born 1879 in Mark, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father, Edward (born 1815 in Sutton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Robert's Visitor, Amelia J (born 1869 in Burtle, Somerset, England).


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Robert Reading's household

Male

Robert

Reading

Head
Female

Mary A

Reading

Wife
Female

Emily

Reading

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Reading

Son
Male

Edward

Reading

Father
Female

Amelia J

Hewlett

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Reading
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Burtle, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Reading

Head

Married

28

1853

Burtle, Somerset, England

Mary A

Reading

Wife

Married

34

1847

Burtle, Somerset, England

Emily

Reading

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burtle, Somerset, England

Wilfred

Reading

Son

Single

2

1879

Mark, Somerset, England

Edward

Reading

Father

Widower

66

1815

Sutton Mallet, Somerset, England

Amelia J

Hewlett

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Burtle, Somerset, England

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