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Household of William J Reading (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

William J Reading and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Reading, born in 1842 in Ramsgate, Kent, consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Bertha E (born 1870 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), Eliza J (born 1872 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and George W (born 1877 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Mother In Law, Eliza Bing, born in 1814 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.


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William J Reading's household

Male

William J

Reading

Head
Female

Eliza

Bing

Mother In Law
Female

Bertha E

Reading

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Reading

Daughter
Male

George W

Reading

Son
First name(s) William J
Last name Reading
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ramsgate, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Reading

Head

Widower

39

1842

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Eliza

Bing

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Bertha E

Reading

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Eliza J

Reading

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ramsgate, Kent, England

George W

Reading

Son

Single

4

1877

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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