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Household of Isabella Short (born 1826, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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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.

Isabella Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isabella Short, born in 1826 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. Isabella was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), George (born 1868 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Isabella (born 1856 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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Isabella Short's household

Female

Isabella

Short

Head
Male

John

Short

Son
Male

George

Short

Son
Female

Isabella

Short

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Short

Daughter
First name(s) Isabella
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isabella

Short

Head

Widow

55

1826

Orkney, Scotland

John

Short

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

George

Short

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jemima

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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