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Household of John Shorter (born 1839, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shorter, born in 1839 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ester Shorter, born in 1843 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Edith (born 1868 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), John (born 1871 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), James (born 1877 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England).


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John Shorter's household

Male

John

Shorter

Head
Female

Ester

Shorter

Wife
Male

Thomas

Shorter

Son
Female

Edith

Shorter

Daughter
Male

John

Shorter

Son
Male

Harry

Shorter

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shorter

Daughter
Male

James

Shorter

Son
Male

William

Shorter

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shorter

Head

Married

42

1839

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Ester

Shorter

Wife

Married

38

1843

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Shorter

Son

Single

17

1864

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Edith

Shorter

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

John

Shorter

Son

Single

10

1871

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Harry

Shorter

Son

Single

8

1873

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Shorter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

James

Shorter

Son

Single

4

1877

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

William

Shorter

Son

Single

1

1880

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

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