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Household of George Short (born 1820, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Short, born in 1820 in Edrom, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1857 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1860 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Swinton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1868 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Mary B (born 1870 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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George Short's household
George
Short
Head
Elizabeth
Short
Wife
George
Short
Son
Thomas
Short
Son
Elizabeth
Short
Daughter
Margaret A
Short
Daughter
Mary B
Short
Daughter
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Short | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Short | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Short | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Short | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Short | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Swinton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Short | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Mary B | Short | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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