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Household of Peter P Short (born 1834, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, 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.

Peter P Short and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter P Short, born in 1834 in Newcastle, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Peter P was the head of the household, married to Ann Short, born in 1834 in Newcastle, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Newcastle, Durham, England), John G (born 1864 in Newcastle, Durham, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Newcastle, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1868 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England), Mary (born 1873 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England) and Henry (born 1876 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter P's Father In Law, Mathew James Robson, born in 1796 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Peter P Short's household

Male

Peter P

Short

Head
Female

Ann

Short

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Daughter
Male

John G

Short

Son
Male

Alfred

Short

Son
Male

Frederick

Short

Son
Male

Arthur

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

Henry

Short

Son
Male

Mathew James

Robson

Father In Law
First name(s) Peter P
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newcastle, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter P

Short

Head

Married

47

1834

Newcastle, Durham, England

Ann

Short

Wife

Married

47

1834

Newcastle, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Short

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Newcastle, Durham, England

John G

Short

Son

Single

17

1864

Newcastle, Durham, England

Alfred

Short

Son

Single

15

1866

Newcastle, Durham, England

Frederick

Short

Son

Single

13

1868

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Arthur

Short

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Henry

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mathew James

Robson

Father In Law

Widower

85

1796

Durham, Durham, England

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