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Household of John E Short (born 1839, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, 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 E Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Short, born in 1839 in Kingswear, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Louisa F Short, born in 1840 in Dartmouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Caroline (born 1864 in Kingswear, Devon, England), Bruce (born 1874 in Kingswear, Devon, England) and Henry G (born 1879 in Kingswear, Devon, England).


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John E Short's household

Male

John E

Short

Head
Female

Louisa F

Short

Wife
Female

Caroline

Short

Daughter
Male

Bruce

Short

Son
Male

Henry G

Short

Son
First name(s) John E
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Kingswear, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Short

Head

Married

42

1839

Kingswear, Devon, England

Louisa F

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Caroline

Short

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kingswear, Devon, England

Bruce

Short

Son

Single

7

1874

Kingswear, Devon, England

Henry G

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Kingswear, Devon, England

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