James Watson
Born 1819
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Household of James Short (born 1833, Roxburghshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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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 1833 in Merton, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jamesina Short, born in 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jamesina (born 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robina H G (born 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter G (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Henry G (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
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James Short's household
James
Short
Head
Jamesina
Short
Daughter
Robina H G
Short
Daughter
John
Short
Son
Walter G
Short
Son
George
Short
Son
Margaret J
Short
Daughter
Henry G
Short
Son
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Merton, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Short | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Merton, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Jamesina | Short | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robina H G | Short | Daughter | - | 18 | 1863 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Short | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Walter G | Short | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Short | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret J | Short | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Henry G | Short | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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