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Household of James Short (born 1822, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Olave Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Short, born in 1822 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Short, born in 1840 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1859 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Jane Jenkins, born in 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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James Short's household

Male

James

Short

Head
Female

Ellen

Short

Wife
Female

Eliza

Short

Daughter
Female

Jane

Jenkins

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Short

Head

Married

59

1822

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Short

Daughter

Single

22

1859

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Jane

Jenkins

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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