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Household of Alice Short (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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.

Alice Short and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alice Short, born in 1839 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. Alice was the head of the household, married to John T Short, born in 1868 in Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John T (born 1868 in Lancashire, England), William R (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1873 in Lancashire, England), Maria (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), Jane A (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alice's Boarder, Jane (born 1857 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Alice's Boarder, John (born 1834 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Alice's Father, Lancaster (born 1821 in -).


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Alice Short's household

Female

Alice

Short

Head
Male

John T

Short

Son
Male

William R

Short

Son
Male

Robert

Short

Son
Female

Maria

Short

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Short

Daughter
Female

Jane

Paverington

Boarder
Male

John

Short

Boarder
Male

Lancaster

Salam

Father
Male

Henry

Parrington

Son
First name(s) Alice
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alice

Short

Head

Married

42

1839

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John T

Short

Son

Single

13

1868

Lancashire, England

William R

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Robert

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Lancashire, England

Maria

Short

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Jane A

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Jane

Paverington

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

John

Short

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Preston, Lancashire, England

Lancaster

Salam

Father

Married

60

1821

-

Henry

Parrington

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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