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Household of Richard Shorter (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, Kent, 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 Shorter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shorter, born in 1844 in Woodchurch, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Shorter, born in 1847 in Frittenden, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1871 in Cranbrook, Kent, England), William B (born 1873 in Cranbrook, Kent, England), Jesse (born 1875 in Ditton, Kent, England), Kate (born 1878 in Yalding, Kent, England) and Fanny (born 1880 in Yalding, Kent, England).


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Richard Shorter's household

Male

Richard

Shorter

Head
Female

Margaret

Shorter

Wife
Female

Jane

Shorter

Daughter
Male

William B

Shorter

Son
Male

Jesse

Shorter

Son
Female

Kate

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Shorter

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Woodchurch, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shorter

Head

Married

37

1844

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Margaret

Shorter

Wife

Married

34

1847

Frittenden, Kent, England

Jane

Shorter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cranbrook, Kent, England

William B

Shorter

Son

Single

8

1873

Cranbrook, Kent, England

Jesse

Shorter

Son

Single

6

1875

Ditton, Kent, England

Kate

Shorter

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yalding, Kent, England

Fanny

Shorter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Yalding, Kent, England

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