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Household of John Short (born 1822, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

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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 1822 in Kennoway, Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Short, born in 1835 in Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1862 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), Euphemia (born 1870 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland), Elisabeth M (born 1875 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland) and Mary S (born 1876 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Short

Wife
Male

Robert

Short

Son
Female

Euphemia

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Female

Elisabeth M

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary S

Short

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

59

1822

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth

Short

Wife

Married

46

1835

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Short

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Euphemia

Short

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

William

Short

Son

-

8

1873

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth M

Short

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Mary S

Short

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

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