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Household of Alexander Short (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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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.

Alexander Short and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Short, born in 1843 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Short, born in 1844 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Short's household

Male

Alexander

Short

Head
Female

Helen

Short

Wife
Female

Ann

Short

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Short

Head

Married

38

1843

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Short

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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