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Household of James Short (born 1827, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Short, born in 1827 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Caroline Short, born in 1831 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1865 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Caroline (born 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary Ann, born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, George Van Dome, born in 1846 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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James Short's household

Male

James

Short

Head
Female

Caroline

Short

Wife
Male

James

Short

Son
Male

George

Van Dome

Son In Law
Female

Caroline

Van Dome

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Van Dome

Grand Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Short

Head

Married

54

1827

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Short

Wife

Married

50

1831

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

James

Short

Son

Single

16

1865

Bow, Middlesex, England

George

Van Dome

Son In Law

Married

35

1846

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Van Dome

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Van Dome

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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