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Household of John R Short (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, 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 R Short and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John R Short, born in 1847 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John R was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1848 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Thomas J (born 1873 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Alice (born 1875 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), John R (born 1877 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England), Elizabeth J (born 1879 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England) and James W (born 1880 in West Hartlepool, Durham, England).


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John R Short's household

Male

John R

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Short

Son
Female

Alice

Short

Daughter
Male

John R

Short

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Short

Daughter
Male

James W

Short

Son
First name(s) John R
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John R

Short

Head

Married

34

1847

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

33

1848

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Thomas J

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Alice

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

John R

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

Elizabeth J

Short

Daughter

Single

2

1879

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

James W

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

West Hartlepool, Durham, England

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