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Household of Robert Short (born 1838, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Short, born in 1838 in Gordon, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Short, born in 1842 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Agnes Blythe (born 1863 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1875 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1878 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's -, Robert Short, born in 1869 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Short's household

Male

Robert

Short

Head
Female

Margaret

Short

Wife
Female

Agnes Blythe

Short

Daughter
Male

Robert

Short

-
Male

Adam

Short

Son
Male

Walter

Short

Son
Female

Annie

Short

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Short

Head

Married

43

1838

Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Short

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Agnes Blythe

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Robert

Short

-

-

12

1869

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Adam

Short

Son

-

6

1875

Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Walter

Short

Son

-

3

1878

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Annie

Short

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkhope, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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