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Household of Charles Short (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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.

Charles Short and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Short, born in 1839 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1837 in Salford, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Leonard (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Boarder, Edward (born 1819 in London, Middlesex, England) and Charles's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Charles Short's household

Male

Charles

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Male

Charles

Short

Son
Male

Leonard

Short

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

Edward

Cox

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Edmondson

Boarder
First name(s) Charles
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Short

Head

Married

42

1839

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

44

1837

Salford, Lancashire, England

Charles

Short

Son

Single

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Leonard

Short

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Short

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

William

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edward

Cox

Boarder

Single

62

1819

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Edmondson

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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