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Household of George Shorter (born 1834, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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 Shorter and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Shorter, born in 1834 in Mountfield, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. George was the head of the household, married to Ellen Shorter, born in 1832 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Julia (born 1860 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), George (born 1862 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1865 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Mariam (born 1867 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Kate (born 1869 in Mountfield, Sussex, England), Stephen (born 1871 in Pembury, Kent, England) and Louise (born 1873 in Pembury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Governess, Mary (born 1860 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England) and George's Servant, Julia (born 1867 in Burwash, Sussex, England).


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George Shorter's household

Male

George

Shorter

Head
Female

Ellen

Shorter

Wife
Female

Julia

Shorter

Daughter
Male

George

Shorter

Son
Female

Alice

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Mariam

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Kate

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Stephen

Shorter

Son
Female

Louise

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Mary

Blagrove

Governess
Female

Julia

Pankhurst

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Mountfield, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Shorter

Head

Married

47

1834

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Ellen

Shorter

Wife

Married

49

1832

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Julia

Shorter

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Mountfield, Sussex, England

George

Shorter

Son

Single

19

1862

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Alice

Shorter

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Mariam

Shorter

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Kate

Shorter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Mountfield, Sussex, England

Stephen

Shorter

Son

Single

10

1871

Pembury, Kent, England

Louise

Shorter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pembury, Kent, England

Mary

Blagrove

Governess

Single

21

1860

Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Julia

Pankhurst

Servant

Single

14

1867

Burwash, Sussex, England

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