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Household of John Short (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Short, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Jessie

Short

Wife
Female

Jessie

Quigley

Daughter
Male

Walter

Short

Son
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
Female

Isabella

Short

Daughter
Male

James

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Short

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Short

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Quigley

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Short

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Short

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Short

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Short

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Short

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Short

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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