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Household of John Short (born 1815, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1815 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1814 in Tiverton, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elsie (born 1874 in Torquay, Devon, England), Ede (born 1876 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Elsie

Short

Wife
Female

Elsie

Short

Daughter
Male

Ede

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

66

1815

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

67

1814

Tiverton, Devon, England

John

Short

Head

Married

33

1848

Torquay, Devon, England

Elsie

Short

Wife

Married

35

1846

Torquay, Devon, England

Elsie

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Torquay, Devon, England

Ede

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torquay, Devon, England

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