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Household of Joseph Short (born 1844, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coventry, Warwickshire, 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.

Joseph Short and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Short, born in 1844 in Coventry, Warwickshire, consisted of 12 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriett Short, born in 1849 in Allesley, Warwickshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England), William (born 1872 in Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England), Charles (born 1875 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Mary A (born 1858 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1858 in Wolston, Warwickshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Mary A (born 1824 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Eliza (born 1858 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Sarah A (born 1854 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England).


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Joseph Short's household

Male

Joseph

Short

Head
Female

Harriett

Short

Wife
Female

Mary A

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

Charles

Short

Son
Male

Joseph

Short

Son
Male

Arthur

Short

Son
Female

Mary A

Crump

Lodger
Male

William

Pearce

Lodger
Female

Mary A

Spencer

Lodger
Female

Eliza

Spencer

Lodger
Female

Sarah A

Spencer

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Short

Head

Married

37

1844

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Harriett

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Allesley, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

William

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England

Charles

Short

Son

Single

6

1875

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Joseph

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Arthur

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Crump

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Pearce

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Wolston, Warwickshire, England

Mary A

Spencer

Lodger

Single

57

1824

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Eliza

Spencer

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Sarah A

Spencer

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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