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Household of James Shorter (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cranbrook, 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 Shorter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shorter, born in 1849 in Woodchurch, Kent, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Shorter, born in 1853 in Benenden, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Bertha (born 1872 in Benenden, Kent, England), William Jas (born 1874 in Benenden, Kent, England), Alice K (born 1877 in Benenden, Kent, England) and Edith A (born 1880 in Cranbrook, Kent, England).


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James Shorter's household

Male

James

Shorter

Head
Female

Sarah A

Shorter

Wife
Female

Bertha

Shorter

Daughter
Male

William Jas

Shorter

Son
Female

Alice K

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Shorter

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Woodchurch, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shorter

Head

Married

32

1849

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Sarah A

Shorter

Wife

Married

28

1853

Benenden, Kent, England

Bertha

Shorter

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Benenden, Kent, England

William Jas

Shorter

Son

Single

7

1874

Benenden, Kent, England

Alice K

Shorter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Benenden, Kent, England

Edith A

Shorter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cranbrook, Kent, England

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