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Household of Ellis Albert Short (born 1847, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, 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.

Ellis Albert Short and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellis Albert Short, born in 1847 in Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Ellis Albert was the head of the household, married to Lucy Short, born in 1843 in Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Wilfred Morris (born 1871 in York, Yorkshire, England), Ernest J Ellis (born 1872 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mary L (born 1874 in Wonersh, Surrey, England), Frank (born 1876 in Middlesex, England), Albert E (born 1877 in Middlesex, England) and Harold A (born 1880 in Elmers End, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ellis Albert's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1808 in Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England) and Ellis Albert's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Brixton, Surrey, England).


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Ellis Albert Short's household

Male

Ellis Albert

Short

Head
Female

Lucy

Short

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Hicks

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Watson

Servant
Male

Wilfred Morris

Short

Son
Male

Ernest J Ellis

Short

Son
Female

Mary L

Short

Daughter
Male

Frank

Short

Son
Male

Albert E

Short

Son
Male

Harold A

Short

Son
First name(s) Ellis Albert
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ellis Albert

Short

Head

Married

34

1847

Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England

Lucy

Short

Wife

Married

38

1843

Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Hicks

Mother In Law

Widow

73

1808

Oldland Common, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth

Watson

Servant

Single

14

1867

Brixton, Surrey, England

Wilfred Morris

Short

Son

Single

10

1871

York, Yorkshire, England

Ernest J Ellis

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wonersh, Surrey, England

Frank

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Middlesex, England

Albert E

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlesex, England

Harold A

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Elmers End, Kent, England

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