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Household of Robert G Short (born 1828, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

Robert G Short and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert G Short, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Robert G was the head of the household, married to Frances A Short, born in 1835 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1856 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1858 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Robert (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Kathleen (born 1861 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England), Marian (born 1863 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England) and Lillian (born 1866 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert G's Servant, Susannah Day, born in 1858 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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Robert G Short's household

Male

Robert G

Short

Head
Female

Frances A

Short

Wife
Female

Frances

Short

Daughter
Female

Emma

Short

Daughter
Male

Robert

Short

Son
Female

Kathleen

Short

Daughter
Female

Marian

Short

Daughter
Female

Lillian

Short

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Day

Servant
First name(s) Robert G
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert G

Short

Head

Married

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

Frances A

Short

Wife

Married

46

1835

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Frances

Short

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Short

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Robert

Short

Son

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Kathleen

Short

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Marian

Short

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Lillian

Short

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Susannah

Day

Servant

Single

23

1858

Greenwich, Kent, England

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