Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Henry Shorter (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shorter, born in 1852 in Willesborough, Kent, consisted of 10 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Maria Shorter, born in 1852 in Bethersden, Kent, England. They had 7 children; Alice M (born 1872 in Great Chart, Kent, England), Henry A (born 1873 in Great Chart, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1874 in Great Chart, Kent, England), John W (born 1877 in Great Chart, Kent, England), Flora Jane (born 1877 in Great Chart, Kent, England), Elizabeth E (born 1877 in Great Chart, Kent, England) and Lily Lavinia (born 1881 in Great Chart, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Father In Law, William Cowell, born in 1821 in Bethersden, Kent, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Henry Shorter's household

Male

Henry

Shorter

Head
Female

Maria

Shorter

Wife
Female

Alice M

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Henry A

Shorter

Son
Female

Ellen

Shorter

Daughter
Male

John W

Shorter

Son
Female

Flora Jane

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth E

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Lily Lavinia

Shorter

Daughter
Male

William

Cowell

Father In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Willesborough, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shorter

Head

Married

29

1852

Willesborough, Kent, England

Maria

Shorter

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bethersden, Kent, England

Alice M

Shorter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Great Chart, Kent, England

Henry A

Shorter

Son

Single

8

1873

Great Chart, Kent, England

Ellen

Shorter

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Great Chart, Kent, England

John W

Shorter

Son

Single

4

1877

Great Chart, Kent, England

Flora Jane

Shorter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Great Chart, Kent, England

Elizabeth E

Shorter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Great Chart, Kent, England

Lily Lavinia

Shorter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Great Chart, Kent, England

William

Cowell

Father In Law

Widower

60

1821

Bethersden, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Henry Shorter in West Ashford in 1881, and follow the Shorter family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry Shorter

We’ve found Henry Shorter in 249 family trees. Find out more about Henry Shorter's household and view the Shorter family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census