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Household of John Short (born 1842, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, 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 1842 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1846 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth J (born 1872 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Ethel E (born 1878 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Lilian M (born 1881 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Frederick J (born 1880 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Henrietta (born 1861 in Penryn, Cornwall, England).
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John Short's household
John
Short
Head
Elizabeth
Short
Wife
Elizabeth J
Short
Daughter
Ethel E
Short
Daughter
Frederick J
Short
Servant
Lilian M
Short
Daughter
Henrietta
Tutton
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Plymouth, 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 | 39 | 1842 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth | Short | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Elizabeth J | Short | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Ethel E | Short | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Frederick J | Short | Servant | Single | 1 | 1880 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Lilian M | Short | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Henrietta | Tutton | Servant | Single | 20 | 1861 | Penryn, Cornwall, England |
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