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Household of John Short (born 1837, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1837 in Gateshead, Durham, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane A Short, born in 1839 in Northumberland, England. They had 8 children; James T (born 1864 in Gateshead, Durham, England), John W (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Jane A (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Matthew (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Barbara (born 1872 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth M (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Catherine A (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Arthur E (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Jane A

Short

Wife
Male

James T

Short

Son
Male

John W

Short

Son
Female

Jane A

Short

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Short

Son
Female

Barbara

Short

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Short

Daughter
Female

Catherine A

Short

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Short

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Gateshead, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

44

1837

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane A

Short

Wife

Married

42

1839

Northumberland, England

James T

Short

Son

Single

17

1864

Gateshead, Durham, England

John W

Short

Son

Single

15

1866

Gateshead, Durham, England

Jane A

Short

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gateshead, Durham, England

Matthew

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

Barbara

Short

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gateshead, Durham, England

Elizabeth M

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Catherine A

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Arthur E

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

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