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Household of Edward Short (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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.

Edward Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Short, born in 1842 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Edward was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; Edward H (born 1879 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and George H (born 1880 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and Edward's Servant Daughter, Julia (born 1869 in Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales).


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Edward Short's household

Male

Edward

Short

Head
Male

Edward H

Short

Son
Male

George H

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Collins

Servant
Female

Julia

Collins

Servant Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Short

Head

Single

39

1842

Maidstone, Kent, England

Edward H

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Maidstone, Kent, England

George H

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Maidstone, Kent, England

Mary

Collins

Servant

Widow

34

1847

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

Julia

Collins

Servant Daughter

Single

12

1869

Kerry, Montgomeryshire, Wales

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