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Household of Richard Short (born 1835, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.
Richard Short and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Short, born in 1835 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Short, born in 1835 in Morpeth, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Matthew F (born 1858 in South Shields, Durham, England), Richard (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Septimus (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Dorothy (born 1875 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Boarder, Matthew Forster, born in 1803 in Widdrington, Northumberland, England.
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Richard Short's household
Richard
Short
Head
Dorothy
Short
Wife
Matthew F
Short
Son
Richard
Short
Son
Joseph
Short
Son
Septimus
Short
Son
James
Short
Son
Jane
Short
Daughter
Dorothy
Short
Daughter
Matthew
Forster
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Short | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Dorothy | Short | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Morpeth, Northumberland, England | |
Matthew F | Short | Son | Single | 23 | 1858 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Richard | Short | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Joseph | Short | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Septimus | Short | Son | Single | 11 | 1870 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
James | Short | Son | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Jane | Short | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Dorothy | Short | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Matthew | Forster | Boarder | Single | 78 | 1803 | Widdrington, Northumberland, England |
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