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Household of John Short (born 1834, Lancashire)
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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1834 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Short, born in 1840 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1853 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Sarah E (born 1866 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Nicholas (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Richard (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary E (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Ann Jane (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Laddes, born in 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
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John Short's household
John
Short
Head
Ellen
Short
Wife
James
Short
Son
Sarah E
Short
Daughter
Nicholas
Short
Son
Richard
Short
Son
Mary E
Short
Daughter
Ann Jane
Short
Daughter
Henry
Laddes
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Short | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen | Short | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
James | Short | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Sarah E | Short | Daughter | Single | 15 | 1866 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Nicholas | Short | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Richard | Short | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Mary E | Short | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Ann Jane | Short | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Henry | Laddes | Boarder | Single | 18 | 1863 | Sunderland, Durham, England |
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