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Household of Silas Short (born 1842, Dorset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.
Silas Short and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Silas Short, born in 1842 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. Silas was the head of the household, married to Harriet Short, born in 1851 in Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Harry (born 1869 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Mary A (born 1872 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England), Martha A (born 1873 in Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England), Kate (born 1875 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England) and Alpheus (born 1879 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England).
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Silas Short's household
Silas
Short
Head
Harriet
Short
Wife
Harry
Short
Son
Mary A
Short
Daughter
Martha A
Short
Daughter
Kate
Short
Daughter
Alpheus
Short
Son
| First name(s) | Silas |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silas | Short | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Harriet | Short | Wife | Married | 30 | 1851 | Dorset, England | |
Harry | Short | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Mary A | Short | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Martha A | Short | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Shaftesbury, Wiltshire, England | |
Kate | Short | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Shaftesbury, Dorset, England | |
Alpheus | Short | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England |
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