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Household of John Y Short (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Y Short and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Y Short, born in 1844 in , consisted of 12 members. John Y was the head of the household, married to Mary A Short, born in 1854 in -. They had 6 children; Thomas S (born 1875 in -), Ada May (born 1876 in -), Mary F (born 1877 in -), John T (born 1878 in -), Ernest W (born 1879 in -) and Jane B (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John Y's -, Robert K (born 1833 in -), John Y's Governess, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Plymouth, Devon, England), John Y's Servant, Mary M (born 1858 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and John Y's Servant, Kate (born 1862 in Durham, England).


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John Y Short's household

Male

John Y

Short

Head
Female

Mary A

Short

Wife
Male

Thomas S

Short

Son
Female

Ada May

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Short

Daughter
Male

John T

Short

Son
Male

Ernest W

Short

Son
Female

Jane B

Short

Daughter
Male

Robert K

Frost

-
Female

Elizabeth

Evens

Governess
Female

Mary M

Howley

Servant
Female

Kate

Levy

Servant
First name(s) John Y
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place -

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Y

Short

Head

Married

37

1844

-

Mary A

Short

Wife

Married

27

1854

-

Thomas S

Short

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Ada May

Short

Daughter

Single

5

1876

-

Mary F

Short

Daughter

Single

4

1877

-

John T

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

-

Ernest W

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

-

Jane B

Short

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

Robert K

Frost

-

-

48

1833

-

Elizabeth

Evens

Governess

Single

25

1856

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary M

Howley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Levy

Servant

Single

19

1862

Durham, England

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