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Household of James Short (born 1854, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, 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 1854 in Shropshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary H Short, born in 1849 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; John W H (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), James J (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Margaret E (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Myles (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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James Short's household

Male

James

Short

Head
Female

Mary H

Short

Wife
Male

John W H

Short

Son
Male

James J

Short

Son
Female

Margaret E

Short

Daughter
Male

Myles

Short

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Short

Head

Married

27

1854

Shropshire, England

Mary H

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John W H

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

James J

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret E

Short

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Myles

Short

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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