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Household of John Short (born 1848, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1848 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Fanny Short, born in 1854 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England. They had 3 children; Martha (born 1878 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Walter (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, Edward Crouch, born in 1864 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England.


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Fanny

Short

Wife
Female

Martha

Short

Daughter
Male

Walter

Short

Son
Male

Harold

Short

Son
Male

Edward

Crouch

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

33

1848

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Fanny

Short

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England

Martha

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Walter

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Harold

Short

Son

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edward

Crouch

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England

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