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Household of Henry Shorter (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Shorter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shorter, born in 1827 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Shorter, born in 1831 in Clovelly, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Emma Adella, born 1859 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1787 in Devon, England) and Henry's Boarder, Willerby (born 1858 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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Henry Shorter's household

Male

Henry

Shorter

Head
Female

Jane

Shorter

Wife
Female

Emma Adella

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Bate

Mother In Law
Male

Willerby

Winterton

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shorter

Head

Married

54

1827

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Jane

Shorter

Wife

Married

50

1831

Clovelly, Devon, England

Emma Adella

Shorter

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Bate

Mother In Law

Widow

94

1787

Devon, England

Willerby

Winterton

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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