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Household of John Short (born 1835, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1835 in Chudleigh, Devon, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Short, born in 1843 in Chudleigh, Devon, England. They had 7 children; William J (born 1866 in Ideford, Devon, England), Charles H (born 1870 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Caroline Maude (born 1873 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Bessie Louisa (born 1875 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), Alice M (born 1877 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England), David N (born 1879 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England) and Frederick J (born 1880 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Youldon, born in 1818 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.
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John Short's household
John
Short
Head
Elizabeth A
Short
Wife
William J
Short
Son
Charles H
Short
Son
Caroline Maude
Short
Daughter
Bessie Louisa
Short
Daughter
Alice M
Short
Daughter
David N
Short
Son
Frederick J
Short
Son
John
Youldon
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Chudleigh, Devon, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Short | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Chudleigh, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth A | Short | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Chudleigh, Devon, England | |
William J | Short | Son | Single | 15 | 1866 | Ideford, Devon, England | |
Charles H | Short | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
Caroline Maude | Short | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
Bessie Louisa | Short | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
Alice M | Short | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
David N | Short | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
Frederick J | Short | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England | |
John | Youldon | Lodger | - | 63 | 1818 | Bovey Tracey, Devon, England |
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