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Household of Garrett Short (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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.

Garrett Short and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Garrett Short, born in 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. Garrett was the head of the household, married to Catherine Short, born in 1855 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Margaret C (born 1874 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Mary A (born 1876 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Garrett's Sister, Margaret A (born 1859 in Ireland), Garrett's Boarder, James (born 1846 in Ireland) and Garrett's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Ireland).


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Garrett Short's household

Male

Garrett

Short

Head
Female

Catherine

Short

Wife
Female

Margaret C

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Short

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Short

Sister
Male

James

Dowling

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Stokes

Boarder
First name(s) Garrett
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Garrett

Short

Head

Married

28

1853

Ireland

Catherine

Short

Wife

Married

26

1855

Ireland

Margaret C

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Short

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Short

Sister

Single

22

1859

Ireland

James

Dowling

Boarder

Single

35

1846

Ireland

Thomas

Stokes

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Ireland

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