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Household of Fergus Short (born 1841, Cumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.
Fergus Short and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Fergus Short, born in 1841 in Cumberland, consisted of 9 members. Fergus was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1843 in Cumberland, England. They had 7 children; Hannah M (born 1864 in Cumberland, England), John (born 1866 in Cumberland, England), Robert (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Charles W (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Joseph A (born 1876 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1880 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
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Fergus Short's household
Fergus
Short
Head
Mary
Short
Wife
Hannah M
Short
Daughter
John
Short
Son
Robert
Short
Son
Charles W
Short
Son
Elizabeth A
Short
Daughter
Joseph A
Short
Son
Jane
Short
Daughter
| First name(s) | Fergus |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Cumberland, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fergus | Short | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Cumberland, England | |
Mary | Short | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Cumberland, England | |
Hannah M | Short | Daughter | Single | 17 | 1864 | Cumberland, England | |
John | Short | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Cumberland, England | |
Robert | Short | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Charles W | Short | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bolton, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth A | Short | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Joseph A | Short | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Wigan, Lancashire, England | |
Jane | Short | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Wigan, Lancashire, England |
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