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Household of Robert Short (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Short, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Short's household

Male

Robert

Short

Head
Female

Margaret

Short

Wife
Female

Margaret

Short

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Short

Son
Female

Christina

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Male

Robert

Short

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Short

Head

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Short

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Short

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Short

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Short

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Short

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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