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Household of John Short (born 1811, Lincolnshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1811 in Edlington, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maria Short, born in 1841 in Edlington, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Maria (born 1841 in Edlington, Lincolnshire, England) and Gertrude E (born 1854 in Lemington, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Rachial (born 1854 in Lee, Kent, England), John's Servant, Ann (born 1826 in Lincolnshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1854 in Okehampton, Devon, England), John's Servant, John (born 1863 in Torquay, Devon, England), John's Servant, Jayne (born 1858 in Exeter, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Emily (born 1813 in Torquay, Devon, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Maria

Short

Daughter
Female

Gertrude E

Short

Daughter
Female

Rachial

Bidwell

Servant
Female

Ann

Jewell

Servant
Male

John

Cornish

Servant
Male

John

Medway

Servant
Female

Jayne

Tucker

Servant
Female

Emily

Loris

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Edlington, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

70

1811

Edlington, Lincolnshire, England

Maria

Short

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Edlington, Lincolnshire, England

Gertrude E

Short

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Lemington, Warwickshire, England

Rachial

Bidwell

Servant

Single

27

1854

Lee, Kent, England

Ann

Jewell

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Lincolnshire, England

John

Cornish

Servant

Single

27

1854

Okehampton, Devon, England

John

Medway

Servant

Single

18

1863

Torquay, Devon, England

Jayne

Tucker

Servant

Single

23

1858

Exeter, Devon, England

Emily

Loris

Servant

Single

68

1813

Torquay, Devon, England

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