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Household of Benjamin Shorthouse (born 1850, Warwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.
Benjamin Shorthouse and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Shorthouse, born in 1850 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 6 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shorthouse, born in 1856 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Gertrude (born 1877 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Benjamin (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Arthur (born 1881 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Servant, Phoebe Chadd, born in 1864 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.
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Benjamin Shorthouse's household
Benjamin
Shorthouse
Head
Eliza
Shorthouse
Wife
Gertrude
Shorthouse
Daughter
Benjamin
Shorthouse
Son
Arthur
Shorthouse
Son
Phoebe
Chadd
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Shorthouse |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Shorthouse | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Eliza | Shorthouse | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Handsworth, Staffordshire, England | |
Gertrude | Shorthouse | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Benjamin | Shorthouse | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Arthur | Shorthouse | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England | |
Phoebe | Chadd | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | Birmingham, Warwickshire, England |
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