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Household of Sarah Short (born 1836, Hampshire)

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.

Sarah Short and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Short, born in 1836 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, consisted of 4 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Martha (born 1864 in St Mary Church, Devon, England) and Thomas (born 1866 in St Mary Church, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Lodger, Sarah Balamy, born in 1825 in Jacobstowe, Devon, England.


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Sarah Short's household

Female

Sarah

Short

Head
Female

Martha

Short

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
Female

Sarah

Balamy

Lodger
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Short

Head

Widow

45

1836

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Martha

Short

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Mary Church, Devon, England

Thomas

Short

Son

Single

15

1866

St Mary Church, Devon, England

Sarah

Balamy

Lodger

Widow

56

1825

Jacobstowe, Devon, England

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