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Household of Charles Short (born 1841, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 1841 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Short, born in 1842 in Wigtown, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James (born 1866 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Mary (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Charles (born 1872 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Samuel (born 1877 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Thomas (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Charles Short's household

Male

Charles

Short

Head
Female

Margaret A

Short

Wife
Male

John

Short

Son
Male

James

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

Charles

Short

Son
Male

Samuel

Short

Son
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Short

Head

Married

40

1841

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Margaret A

Short

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wigtown, Cumberland, England

John

Short

Son

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Short

Son

Single

15

1866

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Charles

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Samuel

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

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