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Household of John Short (born 1836, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 1836 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Short, born in 1838 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, William J (born 1854 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1825 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England), John's Boarder, Elijah (born 1854 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England) and John's Boarder, James (born 1828 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Eliza J

Short

Wife
Male

William J

Johnson

Boarder
Male

John

Claydon

Boarder
Male

Elijah

Forder

Boarder
Male

James

Taylor

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

45

1836

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Eliza J

Short

Wife

Married

43

1838

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

William J

Johnson

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John

Claydon

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Elijah

Forder

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

James

Taylor

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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