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Household of Samuel Short (born 1838, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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.

Samuel Short and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Short, born in 1838 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, consisted of 3 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1842 in St Agnes, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Stephen P Brewer, born in 1857 in Truro, Cornwall, England.


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Samuel Short's household

Male

Samuel

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Male

Stephen P

Brewer

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Short

Head

Married

43

1838

Moretonhampstead, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Stephen P

Brewer

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Truro, Cornwall, England

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