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Household of James Shortness (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Shortness and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Shortness, born in 1838 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Shortness, born in 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Ann (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Margaret Mc Clusky, born in 1839 in Ireland.


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James Shortness's household

Male

James

Shortness

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Shortness

Daughter
Male

James

Shortness

Son
Female

Margaret

Mc Clusky

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Shortness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Shortness

Head

Married

43

1838

Ireland

Mary Ann

Shortness

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Shortness

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mc Clusky

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Ireland

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