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Household of John B Short (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

John B Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Short, born in 1843 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Short, born in 1849 in Littleham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; John B (born 1876 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Mary A B (born 1879 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Brother-In-Law, William J (born 1867 in Littleham, Devon, England) and John B's Lodger Head, Thomas (born 1865 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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John B Short's household

Male

John B

Short

Head
Female

Sarah A

Short

Wife
Male

John B

Short

Son
Female

Mary A B

Short

Daughter
Male

William J

Piper

Brother-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Copp

Lodger Head
First name(s) John B
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Short

Head

Married

38

1843

Bideford, Devon, England

Sarah A

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Littleham, Devon, England

John B

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Bideford, Devon, England

Mary A B

Short

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bideford, Devon, England

William J

Piper

Brother-In-Law

Single

14

1867

Littleham, Devon, England

Thomas

Copp

Lodger Head

Single

16

1865

Bideford, Devon, England

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