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Household of William Reading (born 1841, 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.

William Reading and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reading, born in 1841 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Reading, born in 1845 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Middlesex, England), James (born 1869 in Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1872 in Middlesex, England), Esther (born 1876 in Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Rosa (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Child, Frederick Williams, born in 1871 in Middlesex, England.


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William Reading's household

Male

William

Reading

Head
Female

Harriet

Reading

Wife
Male

William

Reading

Son
Male

James

Reading

Son
Female

Mary

Reading

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Williams

Adopted Child
Female

Esther

Reading

Daughter
Male

Albert

Reading

Son
Female

Rosa

Reading

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Reading
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reading

Head

Married

40

1841

Middlesex, England

Harriet

Reading

Wife

Married

36

1845

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Reading

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlesex, England

James

Reading

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Mary

Reading

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Middlesex, England

Frederick

Williams

Adopted Child

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Esther

Reading

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Albert

Reading

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Rosa

Reading

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

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