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Household of John Short (born 1836, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Short and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1836 in Bow, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, single. He had 4 children; John (born 1860 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1862 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Ann L (born 1864 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Emily F (born 1867 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Ann (born 1801 in Henley, Warwickshire, England), John's Visitor, Frederick S (born 1860 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Leah

Short

Wife
Male

John

Short

Son
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
Female

Ann L

Short

Daughter
Female

Emily F

Short

Daughter
Female

Ann

Holmes

Visitor
Male

Frederick S

Barwell

Visitor
Female

Jane

Ploughman

Servant
Female

Emma

Trickey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bow, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Single

45

1836

Bow, Middlesex, England

Leah

Short

Wife

Married

50

1831

Long Compton, Warwickshire, England

John

Short

Son

Single

21

1860

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Short

Son

Single

19

1862

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ann L

Short

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emily F

Short

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Holmes

Visitor

Single

80

1801

Henley, Warwickshire, England

Frederick S

Barwell

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Jane

Ploughman

Servant

Single

18

1863

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Emma

Trickey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Kensington, Middlesex, England

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