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Household of George Short (born 1834, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,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.

George Short and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Short, born in 1834 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Frances S Short, born in 1840 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; George R (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), William R C (born 1872 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alice M (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Bernard (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Edith (born 1877 in Anerley, Surrey, England), Frances (born 1879 in Anerley, Surrey, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Anerley, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Servant, Frances S (born 1856 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), George's Servant, Sophia (born 1860 in Cranbrook, Kent, England) and George's Servant, Lucy (born 1862 in Brixton, Surrey, England).


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George Short's household

Male

George

Short

Head
Female

Frances S

Short

Wife
Male

George R

Short

Son
Male

William R C

Short

Son
Female

Alice M

Short

Daughter
Male

Bernard

Short

Son
Female

Edith

Short

Daughter
Female

Frances

Short

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Short

Daughter
Female

Frances S

Hyell

Servant
Female

Sophia

Piper

Servant
Female

Lucy

Millfard

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Short

Head

Married

47

1834

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frances S

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

George R

Short

Son

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William R C

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice M

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Bernard

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Edith

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Anerley, Surrey, England

Frances

Short

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Anerley, Surrey, England

Gertrude

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Anerley, Surrey, England

Frances S

Hyell

Servant

Single

25

1856

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sophia

Piper

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Lucy

Millfard

Servant

Single

19

1862

Brixton, Surrey, England

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