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Household of Charles Short (born 1847, 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.

Charles Short and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Short, born in 1847 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Sarah Short, born in 1851 in Chadwell, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth E (born 1871 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Fanny E (born 1874 in Old Ford, Middlesex, England), Edith B (born 1878 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), Percy C (born 1879 in Forest Gate, Essex, England) and Lillian E (born 1881 in Forest Gate, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in North Ockendon, Essex, England) and Charles's Servant, Elizabeth Lucy (born 1867 in Surrey, England).


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Charles Short's household

Male

Charles

Short

Head
Female

Sarah

Short

Wife
Female

Elizabeth E

Short

Daughter
Female

Fanny E

Short

Daughter
Female

Edith B

Short

Daughter
Male

Percy C

Short

Son
Female

Lillian E

Short

Daughter
Female

Emma

Birchall

Servant
Female

Elizabeth Lucy

Cheek

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Short

Head

Married

34

1847

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Short

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chadwell, Essex, England

Elizabeth E

Short

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Fanny E

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Old Ford, Middlesex, England

Edith B

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Percy C

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Lillian E

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Forest Gate, Essex, England

Emma

Birchall

Servant

Single

18

1863

North Ockendon, Essex, England

Elizabeth Lucy

Cheek

Servant

Single

14

1867

Surrey, England

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