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Household of Edwin Short (born 1842, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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.

Edwin Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Short, born in 1842 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. Edwin was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Harry (born 1872 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Matilda (born 1873 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England) and Emma (born 1875 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Lodger, Richard Miller, born in 1836 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.


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Edwin Short's household

Male

Edwin

Short

Head
Male

Harry

Short

Son
Female

Matilda

Short

Daughter
Female

Emma

Short

Daughter
Male

Richard

Miller

Lodger
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Short

Head

Widower

39

1842

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Harry

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Matilda

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Emma

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Richard

Miller

Lodger

Widower

45

1836

Stepney, Middlesex, England

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