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Household of John Short (born 1837, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1837 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, single. He had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England), Charles (born 1877 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England) and Frederick (born 1880 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's -, Ann Cornish, born in 1850 in Morwenstow, Cornwall, England.


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Ann

Cornish

-
Male

John

Cornish

Son
Male

Charles

Short

Son
Male

Frederick

Short

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Single

44

1837

Hartland, Devon, England

Ann

Cornish

-

Single

31

1850

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

John

Cornish

Son

Single

7

1874

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Charles

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

Frederick

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Morwenstow, Cornwall, England

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