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Household of Joseph Shorton (born 1849, Middlesex)

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.

Joseph Shorton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Shorton, born in 1849 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Matilda Shorton, born in 1851 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary H (born 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Martha (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Susan (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder Lodger, Catherine Arnet, born in 1812 in Houghton, Durham, England.


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Joseph Shorton's household

Male

Joseph

Shorton

Head
Female

Matilda

Shorton

Wife
Female

Mary H

Shorton

Daughter
Female

Martha

Shorton

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Shorton

Daughter
Female

Susan

Shorton

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Arnet

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Shorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Shorton

Head

Married

32

1849

London, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Shorton

Wife

Married

30

1851

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary H

Shorton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

Martha

Shorton

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Harriet

Shorton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

Susan

Shorton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

Catherine

Arnet

Boarder Lodger

Widow

69

1812

Houghton, Durham, England

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