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Household of Isaiah Short (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, Worcestershire, 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.

Isaiah Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Isaiah Short, born in 1835 in Dudley Port, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Isaiah was the head of the household, married to Sarah Short, born in 1837 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Albert Edward (born 1865 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1867 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England) and Florence Louisa (born 1880 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Isaiah's Servant, Mary Jane Downes, born in 1865 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.


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Isaiah Short's household

Male

Isaiah

Short

Head
Female

Sarah

Short

Wife
Male

Albert Edward

Short

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Short

Daughter
Female

Florence Louisa

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Downes

Servant
First name(s) Isaiah
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Isaiah

Short

Head

Married

46

1835

Dudley Port, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Short

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Albert Edward

Short

Son

Single

16

1865

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Sarah Ann

Short

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Florence Louisa

Short

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Mary Jane

Downes

Servant

Single

16

1865

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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