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Household of John Short (born 1815, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1815 in Burrington, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to John Short, born in 1815 in Burrington, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1847 in Ashreigney, Devon, England) and Susan (born 1848 in Burrington, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Eliza B (born 1877 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Emily J (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wife Head, Eliza Short, born in 1825 in Ashreigney, Devon, England.


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Eliza Short's household

Female

Eliza

Short

Wife Head
Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Female

Susan

Williams

Daughter
Female

Eliza B

Williams

Grand Daughter
Male

Arthur

Williams

Grand Son
Female

Emily J

Short

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Short
Relationship Wife Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ashreigney, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Short

Wife Head

Married

56

1825

Ashreigney, Devon, England

John

Short

Head

Married

66

1815

Burrington, Devon, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Ashreigney, Devon, England

Susan

Williams

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Burrington, Devon, England

Eliza B

Williams

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Canterbury, Kent, England

Arthur

Williams

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Canterbury, Kent, England

Emily J

Short

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

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