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Household of James Short (born 1845, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Short, born in 1845 in Shilbottle, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1843 in Wooler, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; John Eliot (born 1862 in -), William James (born 1870 in Felton, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Blythe, Northumberland, England), Jane (born 1875 in Newcastle, Durham, England), Thomas W (born 1878 in Blythe, Northumberland, England) and Samuel (born 1880 in Heworth, Durham, England).


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James Short's household

Male

James

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Male

John Eliot

Short

Son
Male

William James

Short

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Short

Daughter
Female

Jane

Short

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Short

Son
Male

Samuel

Short

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shilbottle, Northumberland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Short

Head

Married

36

1845

Shilbottle, Northumberland, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wooler, Northumberland, England

John Eliot

Short

Son

Single

19

1862

-

William James

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

Felton, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth A

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blythe, Northumberland, England

Jane

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Newcastle, Durham, England

Thomas W

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

Blythe, Northumberland, England

Samuel

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Heworth, Durham, England

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