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Household of George Robert Short (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, 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.

George Robert Short and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Robert Short, born in 1837 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 8 members. George Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1837 in St Thomas, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Amy Mary (born 1868 in St Thomas, Devon, England), George Robert (born 1870 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Ellen Elizth (born 1871 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Edith Louisa (born 1873 in St Thomas, Devon, England) and Lillian Margt (born 1877 in St Thomas, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George Robert's Servant, Mary Eliza West, born in 1865 in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England.


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George Robert Short's household

Male

George Robert

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Female

Amy Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

George Robert

Short

Son
Female

Ellen Elizth

Short

Daughter
Female

Edith Louisa

Short

Daughter
Female

Lillian Margt

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary Eliza

West

Servant
First name(s) George Robert
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George Robert

Short

Head

Married

44

1837

Exeter, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

44

1837

St Thomas, Devon, England

Amy Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Thomas, Devon, England

George Robert

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

St Thomas, Devon, England

Ellen Elizth

Short

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Thomas, Devon, England

Edith Louisa

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Thomas, Devon, England

Lillian Margt

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Thomas, Devon, England

Mary Eliza

West

Servant

Single

16

1865

Newton St Cyres, Devon, England

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