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Household of Ellen Short (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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.

Ellen Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Short, born in 1845 in , consisted of 6 members. Ellen was the head of the household, married to Thomas Rourke, born in 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bernard (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Niece, Ann (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen's Niece, Catherine (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Ellen Short's household

Female

Ellen

Short

Head
Male

Thomas

Rourke

Son
Male

Bernard

Short

Son
Female

Ann

Rourke

Niece
Female

Catherine

Cassidy

Niece
Female

Catherine

Rourke

Daughter
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellen

Short

Head

Married

36

1845

-

Thomas

Rourke

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bernard

Short

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Rourke

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cassidy

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Rourke

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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