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Household of Alfred J Short (born 1857, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Alfred J Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred J Short, born in 1857 in Brentford, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Alfred J was the head of the household, married to Sarah Short, born in 1851 in Derby, Derbyshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen L (born 1877 in Grimstone, Leicestershire, England) and Albert E (born 1881 in North Woolwich, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred J's Sister, Annie Short, born in 1862 in Keswick, Cumberland, England.


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Alfred J Short's household

Male

Alfred J

Short

Head
Female

Sarah

Short

Wife
Female

Ellen L

Short

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Short

Son
Female

Annie

Short

Sister
First name(s) Alfred J
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Brentford, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred J

Short

Head

Married

24

1857

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Short

Wife

Married

30

1851

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Ellen L

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Grimstone, Leicestershire, England

Albert E

Short

Son

Single

0

1881

North Woolwich, Essex, England

Annie

Short

Sister

Single

19

1862

Keswick, Cumberland, England

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