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Household of Reuben Short (born 1839, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, 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.

Reuben Short and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Reuben Short, born in 1839 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Reuben was the head of the household, married to Emily Short, born in 1839 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Ida E (born 1863 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England), Marian E (born 1865 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England), Ellen K (born 1870 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England), William C (born 1873 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England), Pamela (born 1876 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England) and Henry (born 1876 in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England).


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Reuben Short's household

Male

Reuben

Short

Head
Female

Emily

Short

Wife
Female

Ida E

Short

Daughter
Female

Marian E

Short

Daughter
Female

Ellen K

Short

Daughter
Male

William C

Short

Son
Female

Pamela

Short

Daughter
Male

Henry

Short

Son
First name(s) Reuben
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Reuben

Short

Head

Married

42

1839

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Emily

Short

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Ida E

Short

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Marian E

Short

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Ellen K

Short

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

William C

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Pamela

Short

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

Henry

Short

Son

Single

5

1876

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset, England

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