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Household of Henry Shorten (born 1851, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

Henry Shorten and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shorten, born in 1851 in Blakeney, Norfolk, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine Shorten, born in 1854 in Washington, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1873 in Walker, Northumberland, England), William (born 1876 in Walker, Northumberland, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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Henry Shorten's household

Male

Henry

Shorten

Head
Female

Catherine

Shorten

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Shorten

Daughter
Male

William

Shorten

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shorten

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shorten
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Blakeney, Norfolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shorten

Head

Married

30

1851

Blakeney, Norfolk, England

Catherine

Shorten

Wife

Married

27

1854

Washington, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Shorten

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Walker, Northumberland, England

William

Shorten

Son

Single

5

1876

Walker, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Shorten

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

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