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Household of John Short (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Short, born in 1844 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gowdie Or Short, born in 1858 in Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father-In-Law, Andrew (born 1807 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's -, Jennet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Short's household

Male

John

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gowdie Or Short

Wife
Male

Andrew

Gowdie

Father-In-Law
Female

Elizabeth

McKinley Or Gedes

Lodger
Female

Jennet

Gedes

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First name(s) John
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Short

Head

Married

37

1844

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gowdie Or Short

Wife

Married

23

1858

Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Gowdie

Father-In-Law

Widower

74

1807

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McKinley Or Gedes

Lodger

Married

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jennet

Gedes

-

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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