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Household of Rebecca Short (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Rebecca Short and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Rebecca Short, born in 1833 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 11 members. Rebecca was the head of the household, widow. She had 8 children; Clara A (born 1859 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Fred W (born 1861 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), William H (born 1862 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1864 in Westminster, Middlesex, England), John J (born 1868 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Thomas A (born 1873 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Harriet E (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Frank A (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Rebecca's Lodger, Henry (born 1857 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and Rebecca's Lodger, George (born 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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Clara A Short's household

Female

Clara A

Short

Daughter
Male

Fred W

Short

Son
Male

William H

Short

Son
Male

Alfred

Short

Son
Male

John J

Short

Son
Male

Thomas A

Short

Son
Female

Harriet E

Short

Daughter
Male

Frank A

Short

Son
Male

Henry

Glide

Lodger
Male

George

Surridge

Lodger
Female

Rebecca

Short

Head
First name(s) Clara A
Last name Short
Relationship Daughter
Marital status Single
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Clara A

Short

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Fred W

Short

Son

Single

20

1861

Westminster, Middlesex, England

William H

Short

Son

Single

19

1862

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Short

Son

Single

17

1864

Westminster, Middlesex, England

John J

Short

Son

Single

13

1868

Plaistow, Essex, England

Thomas A

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Plaistow, Essex, England

Harriet E

Short

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

Frank A

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry

Glide

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Southampton, Hampshire, England

George

Surridge

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

Rebecca

Short

Head

Widow

48

1833

Exeter, Devon, England

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