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Household of Henry Short (born 1852, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgwater, Somerset, 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.

Henry Short and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Short, born in 1852 in Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emily Short, born in 1845 in Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Violet E (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England), Jessie (born 1879 in Derbyshire, England), Henry (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Lionel (born 1881 in Huntspill, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Servant, Sarah A Daunton, born in 1869 in Huntspill, Somerset, England.


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Henry Short's household

Male

Henry

Short

Head
Female

Emily

Short

Wife
Female

Violet E

Short

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Short

Daughter
Male

Henry

Short

Son
Male

Lionel

Short

Son
Female

Sarah A

Daunton

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Short

Head

Married

29

1852

Dorset, England

Emily

Short

Wife

Married

36

1845

Somerset, England

Violet E

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Short

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Derbyshire, England

Henry

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Lionel

Short

Son

Single

0

1881

Huntspill, Somerset, England

Sarah A

Daunton

Servant

Single

12

1869

Huntspill, Somerset, England

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