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Household of William Reading (born 1840, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reading, born in 1840 in Berkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Reading, born in 1846 in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Eva M (born 1874 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Ernest W (born 1876 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Eleanor (born 1878 in Ealing, Middlesex, England), Edgar F (born 1880 in Ealing, Middlesex, England) and Eustace C (born 1881 in Ealing, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, John (born 1805 in Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire, England), William's Mother In Law, Esther W (born 1815 in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Agnes (born 1863 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William Reading's household

Male

William

Reading

Head
Female

Charlotte

Reading

Wife
Female

Eva M

Reading

Daughter
Male

Ernest W

Reading

Son
Female

Eleanor

Reading

Daughter
Male

Edgar F

Reading

Son
Male

Eustace C

Reading

Son
Male

John

Bett

Father In Law
Female

Esther W

Bett

Mother In Law
Female

Agnes

Ship

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Reading
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Berkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reading

Head

Married

41

1840

Berkshire, England

Charlotte

Reading

Wife

Married

35

1846

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England

Eva M

Reading

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Ernest W

Reading

Son

Single

5

1876

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Eleanor

Reading

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Edgar F

Reading

Son

Single

1

1880

Ealing, Middlesex, England

Eustace C

Reading

Son

Single

0

1881

Ealing, Middlesex, England

John

Bett

Father In Law

Married

76

1805

Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire, England

Esther W

Bett

Mother In Law

Married

66

1815

Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England

Agnes

Ship

Servant

Single

18

1863

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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