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Household of John Short (born 1833, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1833 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1842 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Henry (born 1813 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Mother, Mary (born 1813 in -).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Male

John

Short

Son
Male

Arthur

Short

Son
Male

Tom

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

Henry

Short

Father
Female

Mary

Short

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

48

1833

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Short

Son

Married

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Short

Son

Single

14

1867

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Short

Father

Married

68

1813

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Short

Mother

Married

68

1813

-

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