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Household of Thomas Reader (born 1841, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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.

Thomas Reader and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reader, born in 1841 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Reader, born in 1850 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Frederick H (born 1869 in Rochester, Kent, England), Arthur G (born 1870 in Rochester, Kent, England), Walter J (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England), Herbert (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Frank (born 1874 in Chatham, Kent, England) and Harold (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Emma J (born 1848 in Fareham, Hampshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Maria K (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Reader's household

Male

Thomas

Reader

Head
Female

Henrietta

Reader

Wife
Male

Frederick H

Reader

Son
Male

Arthur G

Reader

Son
Male

Walter J

Reader

Son
Male

Herbert

Reader

Son
Male

Frank

Reader

Son
Male

Harold

Reader

Son
Female

Emma J

Frice

Servant
Female

Maria K

Baines

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reader
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reader

Head

Married

40

1841

Chatham, Kent, England

Henrietta

Reader

Wife

Married

31

1850

Woolwich, Kent, England

Frederick H

Reader

Son

Single

12

1869

Rochester, Kent, England

Arthur G

Reader

Son

Single

11

1870

Rochester, Kent, England

Walter J

Reader

Son

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Herbert

Reader

Son

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Frank

Reader

Son

Single

7

1874

Chatham, Kent, England

Harold

Reader

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

Emma J

Frice

Servant

Single

33

1848

Fareham, Hampshire, England

Maria K

Baines

Servant

Single

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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