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Household of John Short (born 1852, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1852 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Short, born in 1855 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Healing (born 1878 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Margaret

Short

Wife
Female

Margaret

Short

Daughter
Female

Healing

Short

Daughter
Female

Janet

Short

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

29

1852

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Short

Wife

Married

26

1855

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Healing

Short

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Short

Daughter

-

0

1881

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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