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Household of James Short (born 1844, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Short, born in 1844 in Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Short, born in 1845 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England), William (born 1873 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England), George (born 1877 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England) and John (born 1879 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England).


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James Short's household

Male

James

Short

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Short

Wife
Male

James

Short

Son
Male

William

Short

Son
Female

Annie

Short

Daughter
Male

George

Short

Son
Male

John

Short

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Short

Head

Married

37

1844

Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Short

Wife

Married

36

1845

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

James

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

William

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

Annie

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

George

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

John

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Yate, Gloucestershire, England

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