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Household of Sarah H Short (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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.

Sarah H Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah H Short, born in 1827 in Streatham, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Sarah H was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Thomas, born 1863 in Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Sarah H's Boarder, Margaret (born 1808 in Scotland), Sarah H's Boarder, Philip (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Sarah H's Boarder, Samuel (born 1861 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).


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Sarah H Short's household

Female

Sarah H

Short

Head
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
Female

Margaret

Napier

Boarder
Male

Philip

Darber

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Harrison

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah H
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Streatham, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah H

Short

Head

Widow

54

1827

Streatham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Short

Son

Single

18

1863

Surrey, England

Margaret

Napier

Boarder

Widow

73

1808

Scotland

Philip

Darber

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Harrison

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

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