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Household of Richard Shorter (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shorter, born in 1845 in Hollingbourne, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza Shorter, born in 1852 in Kent, England. They had 2 children; Minnie (born 1877 in Kent, England) and William (born 1880 in Hollingbourne, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Sister In Law, Harriet Medist, born in 1855 in Kent, England.


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Richard Shorter's household

Male

Richard

Shorter

Head
Female

Eliza

Shorter

Wife
Female

Harriet

Medist

Sister In Law
Female

Minnie

Shorter

Daughter
Male

William

Shorter

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Richard

Shorter

Head

Married

36

1845

Hollingbourne, Kent, England

Eliza

Shorter

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kent, England

Harriet

Medist

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Kent, England

Minnie

Shorter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Kent, England

William

Shorter

Son

Single

1

1880

Hollingbourne, Kent, England

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