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Household of John Short (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1856 in , consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mena R Short, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 1 child; William, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Mena R

Short

Wife
Male

William

Short

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ireland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Mena R

Short

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

William

Short

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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