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Household of John Short (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stratton, Cornwall, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1844 in Woolsery, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Short, born in 1840 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England), John H (born 1873 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England), Sarah J (born 1873 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England) and Thomas J (born 1876 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Grace

Short

Wife
Female

Mary E

Short

Daughter
Male

John H

Short

Son
Female

Sarah J

Short

Daughter
Male

Thomas J

Short

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Woolsery, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

37

1844

Woolsery, Devon, England

Grace

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary E

Short

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

John H

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Sarah J

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Thomas J

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

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