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Household of David Short (born 1836, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dursley, Gloucestershire, 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.

David Short and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Short, born in 1836 in Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1840 in Cam, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1866 in Cam, Gloucestershire, England), Constance (born 1869 in Cam, Gloucestershire, England), Amy (born 1869 in Cam, Gloucestershire, England) and Herbert (born 1873 in Cam, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father Law, Thomas (born 1801 in Churchdown, Gloucestershire, England) and David's Mother Law, Elizabeth (born 1803 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).


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David Short's household

Male

David

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Female

Alice

Short

Daughter
Female

Constance

Short

Daughter
Female

Amy

Short

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Short

Son
Male

Thomas

Brazington

Father Law
Female

Elizabeth

Brazington

Mother Law
First name(s) David
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Short

Head

Married

45

1836

Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Alice

Short

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Constance

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Amy

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Herbert

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Cam, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Brazington

Father Law

Married

80

1801

Churchdown, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Brazington

Mother Law

Married

78

1803

Fulham, Middlesex, England

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