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Household of James Short (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Short, born in 1848 in Capel, Surrey, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsey Short, born in 1853 in Brasted, Kent, England. They had 1 child; Alice, born 1880 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Edith (born 1873 in Horsham, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Mark (born 1855 in Ockley, Surrey, England).


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James Short's household

Male

James

Short

Head
Female

Betsey

Short

Wife
Female

Alice

Short

Daughter
Female

Edith

Rowland

Niece
Male

Mark

Muggridge

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Capel, Surrey, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Short

Head

Married

33

1848

Capel, Surrey, England

Betsey

Short

Wife

Married

28

1853

Brasted, Kent, England

Alice

Short

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Edith

Rowland

Niece

Single

8

1873

Horsham, Sussex, England

Mark

Muggridge

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Ockley, Surrey, England

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