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Household of James H Short (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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.

James H Short and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James H Short, born in 1843 in Kingswear, Devon, consisted of 12 members. James H was the head of the household, married to Ellen Short, born in 1849 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 8 children; Alice (born 1872 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Edith (born 1874 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Clara (born 1875 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Ethel (born 1876 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1878 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Harold (born 1879 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Wilfred (born 1880 in Kingswear, Devon, England) and Mary E (born 1881 in Kingswear, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James H's Servant, Annie M (born 1863 in Kingswear, Devon, England) and James H's Lodger, Mary (born 1819 in Dittisham, Devon, England).


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James H Short's household

Male

James H

Short

Head
Female

Ellen

Short

Wife
Female

Alice

Short

Daughter
Female

Edith

Short

Daughter
Female

Clara

Short

Daughter
Female

Ethel

Short

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Short

Daughter
Male

Harold

Short

Son
Male

Wilfred

Short

Son
Female

Mary E

Short

Daughter
Female

Annie M

Evans

Servant
Female

Mary

Binham

Lodger
First name(s) James H
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Kingswear, Devon, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James H

Short

Head

Married

38

1843

Kingswear, Devon, England

Ellen

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Alice

Short

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Kingswear, Devon, England

Edith

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Kingswear, Devon, England

Clara

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Kingswear, Devon, England

Ethel

Short

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kingswear, Devon, England

Bessie

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Kingswear, Devon, England

Harold

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Kingswear, Devon, England

Wilfred

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Kingswear, Devon, England

Mary E

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kingswear, Devon, England

Annie M

Evans

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kingswear, Devon, England

Mary

Binham

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Dittisham, Devon, England

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