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Household of Robert Short (born 1849, Northumberland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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.
Robert Short and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Short, born in 1849 in Sunderland, Northumberland, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Short, born in 1850 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Jane (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother Wife, Dorothy Short, born in 1850 in Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Robert Short's household
Robert
Short
Head
Dorothy
Short
Mother Wife
Margaret
Short
Daughter
Jane
Short
Daughter
Elizabeth
Short
Daughter
Mary
Short
Daughter
Ellen
Short
Daughter
Robert
Short
Son
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 32 |
| Birth year | 1849 |
| Birth place | Sunderland, Northumberland, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Short | Head | Married | 32 | 1849 | Sunderland, Northumberland, England | |
Dorothy | Short | Mother Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Short | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Jane | Short | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Short | Daughter | Single | 7 | 1874 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Mary | Short | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Ellen | Short | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | Gateshead, Durham, England | |
Robert | Short | Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Gateshead, Durham, England |
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