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Household of Alexander Short (born 1821, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Short, born in 1821 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Short, born in 1832 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1827 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Short's household
Alexander
Short
Head
Janet
Short
Wife
Agnes
Short
Daughter
Mary
Short
Daughter
Thomas
Prentice
Boarder
William
Prentice
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Short | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Short | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Short | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Short | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Prentice | Boarder | Widower | 54 | 1827 | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Prentice | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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