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Household of Samson Short (born 1834, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.
Samson Short and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samson Short, born in 1834 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Samson was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1827 in Plymouth, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1847 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Susan (born 1858 in Plymouth, Devon, England). They had 2 grandchildren; W G (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and G H (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samson's Son In Law, George Pearson, born in 1856 in Howden, Northumberland, England.
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Samson Short's household
Samson
Short
Head
Mary
Short
Wife
William
Gribble
Son
George
Pearson
Son In Law
W G
Pearson
Grand Son
G H
Pearson
Grand Son
Susan
Pearson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Samson |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Plymouth, Devon, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samson | Short | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
Mary | Short | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
William | Gribble | Son | Single | 34 | 1847 | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
George | Pearson | Son In Law | Married | 25 | 1856 | Howden, Northumberland, England | |
W G | Pearson | Grand Son | Single | 4 | 1877 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
G H | Pearson | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Jarrow, Durham, England | |
Susan | Pearson | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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