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Household of John Short (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1833 in , consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Short, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 10 children; Patrick (born 1858 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Cornelius (born 1863 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Mary (born 1865 in Jarrow, Durham, England), John (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Fredwk (born 1872 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Peter (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Anne Prien, born in 1860 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Margaret

Short

Wife
Male

Patrick

Short

Son
Female

Anne

Prien

Visitor
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
Male

Cornelius

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

John

Short

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Daughter
Male

Fredwk

Short

Son
Male

Peter

Short

Son
Female

Margaret

Short

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Short

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

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

48

1833

Ireland

Margaret

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Patrick

Short

Son

Single

23

1858

Jarrow, Durham, England

Anne

Prien

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Jarrow, Durham, England

Thomas

Short

Son

Single

20

1861

Jarrow, Durham, England

Cornelius

Short

Son

Single

18

1863

Jarrow, Durham, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Jarrow, Durham, England

John

Short

Son

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

Fredwk

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

Jarrow, Durham, England

Peter

Short

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Jarrow, Durham, England

Joseph

Short

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

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