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Household of John Short (born 1833, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 1833 in Carlisle, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ethel (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Fergus (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ralph (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Male

Charles

Short

Son
Female

Ethel

Short

Daughter
Male

Fergus

Short

Son
Male

Ralph

Short

Son
Male

Arthur

Short

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

48

1833

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Charles

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ethel

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fergus

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

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