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Household of Richard Short (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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.

Richard Short and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Short, born in 1854 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Short, born in 1857 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1878 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Elizabeth A (born 1880 in Bideford, Devon, England).


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Richard Short's household

Male

Richard

Short

Head
Female

Eliza

Short

Wife
Female

Mary J

Short

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth A

Short

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bideford, Devon, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Short

Head

Married

27

1854

Bideford, Devon, England

Eliza

Short

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ilfracombe, Devon, England

Mary J

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bideford, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Short

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bideford, Devon, England

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