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Household of John Short (born 1852, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 1852 in Langtree, Devon, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1849 in Monkleigh, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary Jane (born 1871 in Monkleigh, Devon, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Monkleigh, Devon, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1877 in Monkleigh, Devon, England) and William (born 1879 in Monkleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Mary Cock, born in 1811 in St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England.


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Short

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Short

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Cock

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Langtree, 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

29

1852

Langtree, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Monkleigh, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Short

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Monkleigh, Devon, England

Fanny

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Monkleigh, Devon, England

Elizabeth Ann

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Monkleigh, Devon, England

William

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Monkleigh, Devon, England

Mary

Cock

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

St Giles in the Wood, Devon, England

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