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Household of John W Short (born 1857, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 W Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Short, born in 1857 in Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. John W was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Mother, Maria (born 1831 in St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England), John W's Brother, Harry R (born 1859 in Middlesex, England), John W's Boarder, Alexander (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John W's Visitor, Louisa (born 1861 in North Woolwich, Kent, England).


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John W Short's household

Male

John W

Short

Head
Female

Maria

Short

Mother
Male

Harry R

Short

Brother
Male

Alexander

Macrae

Boarder
Female

Louisa

Richards

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Short

Head

Single

24

1857

Middlesex, England

Maria

Short

Mother

Widow

50

1831

St Andrew's Holborn, Middlesex, England

Harry R

Short

Brother

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Alexander

Macrae

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louisa

Richards

Visitor

Single

20

1861

North Woolwich, Kent, England

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