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Household of Thomas Reader (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Reader, born in 1828 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Reader, born in 1837 in New Romney, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1867 in Dover, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Dover, Kent, England) and Martha (born 1853 in Dover, Kent, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Emily (born 1877 in Strood, Kent, England), Alfred C (born 1879 in Strood, Kent, England) and Martha (born 1881 in Nunhead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Daughter In Law, Mary Decent, born in 1864 in Dover, Kent, England.


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Thomas Reader's household

Male

Thomas

Reader

Head
Female

Martha

Reader

Wife
Female

Mary

Decent

Daughter In Law
Female

Annie

Reader

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Reader

Daughter
Female

Martha

Walker

Daughter
Female

Emily

Walker

Grand Daughter
Male

Alfred C

Walker

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Walker

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Reader
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Reader

Head

Married

53

1828

Canterbury, Kent, England

Martha

Reader

Wife

Married

44

1837

New Romney, Kent, England

Mary

Decent

Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

Dover, Kent, England

Annie

Reader

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Dover, Kent, England

Ellen

Reader

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Dover, Kent, England

Martha

Walker

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Dover, Kent, England

Emily

Walker

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Strood, Kent, England

Alfred C

Walker

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Strood, Kent, England

Martha

Walker

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Nunhead, Kent, England

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