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Household of James Shorter (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Derby, Derbyshire, 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 1840 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shorter, born in 1851 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; James S (born 1871 in Chatham, Kent, England), Katherine A (born 1873 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England), Selina O (born 1877 in Tonbridge, Kent, England) and Arthur E (born 1880 in Ireland).


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James Shorter's household

Male

James

Shorter

Head
Female

Mary A

Shorter

Wife
Male

James S

Shorter

Son
Female

Katherine A

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Selina O

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Shorter

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Chatham, 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

41

1840

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary A

Shorter

Wife

Married

30

1851

Chatham, Kent, England

James S

Shorter

Son

Single

10

1871

Chatham, Kent, England

Katherine A

Shorter

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Selina O

Shorter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Arthur E

Shorter

Son

Single

1

1880

Ireland

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