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Household of John Shorter (born 1810, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, England

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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 Shorter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shorter, born in 1810 in Steventon, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Caroline A Shorter, born in 1817 in Blackheath, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Madeline C (born 1853 in Tulse Hill, Surrey, England) and John P (born 1856 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Butler, William (born 1848 in Cottingham, Northamptonshire, England), John's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Saltash, Cornwall, England), John's Servant, Annette (born 1859 in France) and John's Servant, Amelia (born 1864 in London, Middlesex, England).


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John Shorter's household

Male

John

Shorter

Head
Female

Caroline A

Shorter

Wife
Female

Madeline C

Shorter

Daughter
Male

John P

Shorter

Son
Male

William

Farring

Butler
Female

Mary

Shears

Servant
Female

Annette

Lebue

Servant
Female

Amelia

Goodge

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Steventon, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shorter

Head

Married

71

1810

Steventon, Berkshire, England

Caroline A

Shorter

Wife

Married

64

1817

Blackheath, Kent, England

Madeline C

Shorter

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Tulse Hill, Surrey, England

John P

Shorter

Son

Single

25

1856

-

William

Farring

Butler

Single

33

1848

Cottingham, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Shears

Servant

Widow

37

1844

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Annette

Lebue

Servant

Single

22

1859

France

Amelia

Goodge

Servant

Single

17

1864

London, Middlesex, England

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