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Household of Henry Shortridge (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 Shortridge and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Shortridge, born in 1844 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Lucy Shortridge, born in 1845 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; James H (born 1871 in Bideford, Devon, England), John (born 1873 in Bideford, Devon, England), Richard (born 1876 in Bideford, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Charles (born 1880 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Brother Lodger, Charles Shortridge, born in 1854 in Bideford, Devon, England.


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Henry Shortridge's household

Male

Henry

Shortridge

Head
Female

Lucy

Shortridge

Wife
Male

James H

Shortridge

Son
Male

John

Shortridge

Son
Male

Richard

Shortridge

Son
Male

Thomas

Shortridge

Son
Male

Charles

Shortridge

Son
Male

Charles

Shortridge

Brother Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Shortridge
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Shortridge

Head

Married

37

1844

Bideford, Devon, England

Lucy

Shortridge

Wife

Married

36

1845

Devon, England

James H

Shortridge

Son

Single

10

1871

Bideford, Devon, England

John

Shortridge

Son

Single

8

1873

Bideford, Devon, England

Richard

Shortridge

Son

Single

5

1876

Bideford, Devon, England

Thomas

Shortridge

Son

Single

3

1878

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles

Shortridge

Son

Single

1

1880

Bideford, Devon, England

Charles

Shortridge

Brother Lodger

Single

27

1854

Bideford, Devon, England

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