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Household of Edmund Short (born 1849)

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.

Edmund Short and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edmund Short, born in 1849 in , consisted of 8 members. Edmund was the head of the household, married to Harriett Short, born in 1848 in Essex, England. They had 4 children; Edward (born 1870 in Deptford, Kent, England), Harriett (born 1872 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and John (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edmund's Boarder, Sarah (born 1862 in Surrey, England) and Edmund's Boarder, Louisa (born 1864 in Surrey, England).


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Edmund Short's household

Male

Edmund

Short

Head
Female

Harriett

Short

Wife
Male

Edward

Short

Son
Female

Harriett

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

John

Short

Son
Female

Sarah

Jenkins

Boarder
Female

Louisa

Jenkins

Boarder
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edmund

Short

Head

Married

32

1849

-

Harriett

Short

Wife

Married

33

1848

Essex, England

Edward

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

Deptford, Kent, England

Harriett

Short

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William

Short

Son

Single

7

1874

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

John

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

Sarah

Jenkins

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Surrey, England

Louisa

Jenkins

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Surrey, England

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