Anyone know what a fang manager is?

And what of the Ellises, who lived at 69 Oxford Road, Reading, who gave a job description to every member of the household - even their four-month-old baby. Henry, the head of the family, describes himself as a "plebeian gardener and chartist" - a bit of a handyman. He describes his other half, Ann, as "fruitful wife" whose job entails "household and maternal cares", and goes on to say in the column for details about disabilities that she "can hear church bells, talks to her baby and wears specs when daylight grows dim". The eldest daughters are described as "parents' housemaids" and one of the sons "goes to school whistling as he goes!"
A delightful snapshot of life in just one house in Reading in 1851. Will you be so interesting in your census of 2011?

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