Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Nicholas Short (born 1828, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Nicholas Short and 12 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Short, born in 1828 in Devon, consisted of 13 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, widower. He had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Devon, England), John (born 1859 in Devon, England), Nicholas (born 1861 in Devon, England), Albert (born 1863 in Devon, England), Martha (born 1865 in Devon, England), Agnes (born 1867 in Devon, England), Parker (born 1869 in Devon, England), Charlotte (born 1871 in Devon, England) and Lucy (born 1873 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Nicholas's Servant, Richard (born 1843 in Devon, England), Nicholas's Servant, William (born 1862 in Dartmouth, Devon, England) and Nicholas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Nicholas Short's household

Male

Nicholas

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Daughter
Male

John

Short

Son
Male

Nicholas

Short

Son
Male

Albert

Short

Son
Female

Martha

Short

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Short

Daughter
Male

Parker

Short

Son
Female

Charlotte

Short

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Short

Daughter
Male

Richard

Burnett

Servant
Male

William

Haddy

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Haddy

Servant
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Short

Head

Widower

53

1828

Devon, England

Elizabeth

Short

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Devon, England

John

Short

Son

Single

22

1859

Devon, England

Nicholas

Short

Son

Single

20

1861

Devon, England

Albert

Short

Son

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

Martha

Short

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Devon, England

Agnes

Short

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

Parker

Short

Son

Single

12

1869

Devon, England

Charlotte

Short

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Lucy

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Richard

Burnett

Servant

Single

38

1843

Devon, England

William

Haddy

Servant

Single

19

1862

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Haddy

Servant

Single

15

1866

Dartmouth, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Nicholas Short in Newton Abbot in 1881, and follow the Short family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Nicholas Short

We’ve found Nicholas Short in 12 family trees. Find out more about Nicholas Short's household and view the Short family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census