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Household of Gordon Shorthouse (born 1834, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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.

Gordon Shorthouse and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gordon Shorthouse, born in 1834 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. Gordon was the head of the household, married to Ann Shorthouse, born in 1845 in North Biddick, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Eliza J (born 1869 in Darlington, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1871 in Durham, England), Alice M (born 1873 in Spennymoor, Durham, England), John (born 1877 in Spennymoor, Durham, England) and Crestina (born 1878 in Spennymoor, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Gordon's Boarder, John (born 1832 in North Biddick, Durham, England), Gordon's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1832 in North Biddick, Durham, England) and Gordon's Boarder, John (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Gordon Shorthouse's household

Male

Gordon

Shorthouse

Head
Female

Ann

Shorthouse

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Shorthouse

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Shorthouse

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shorthouse

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Shorthouse

Daughter
Male

John

Shorthouse

Son
Female

Crestina

Shorthouse

Daughter
Male

John

Carter

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Carter

Boarder
Male

John

Ridley

Boarder
First name(s) Gordon
Last name Shorthouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gordon

Shorthouse

Head

Married

47

1834

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Shorthouse

Wife

Married

36

1845

North Biddick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Shorthouse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Jarrow, Durham, England

Eliza J

Shorthouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Darlington, Durham, England

Mary A

Shorthouse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, England

Alice M

Shorthouse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Spennymoor, Durham, England

John

Shorthouse

Son

Single

4

1877

Spennymoor, Durham, England

Crestina

Shorthouse

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Spennymoor, Durham, England

John

Carter

Boarder

Married

49

1832

North Biddick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Carter

Boarder

Married

49

1832

North Biddick, Durham, England

John

Ridley

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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