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Household of Samuel Short (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Short, born in 1834 in Appledore, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ann Short, born in 1831 in Abbotsham, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Samuel A (born 1869 in Appledore, Devon, England) and Henrietta (born 1873 in Appledore, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Dorothy Clemett, born in 1810 in Black Torrington, Devon, England.


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Samuel Short's household

Male

Samuel

Short

Head
Female

Ann

Short

Wife
Male

Samuel A

Short

Son
Female

Henrietta

Short

Daughter
Female

Dorothy

Clemett

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Appledore, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Short

Head

Married

47

1834

Appledore, Devon, England

Ann

Short

Wife

Married

50

1831

Abbotsham, Devon, England

Samuel A

Short

Son

Single

12

1869

Appledore, Devon, England

Henrietta

Short

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Appledore, Devon, England

Dorothy

Clemett

Lodger

Widow

71

1810

Black Torrington, Devon, England

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