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Household of Richard Short (born 1819, 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 1819 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 4 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Grace Short, born in 1814 in Hartland, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1855 in Hartland, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Grace Colley, born in 1801 in Hartland, Devon, England.


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Richard Short's household

Male

Richard

Short

Head
Female

Grace

Short

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Short

Daughter
Female

Grace

Colley

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Hartland, 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

62

1819

Hartland, Devon, England

Grace

Short

Wife

Married

67

1814

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary Jane

Short

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Hartland, Devon, England

Grace

Colley

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Hartland, Devon, England

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