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Household of Stephen Short (born 1851, 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.

Stephen Short and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Stephen Short, born in 1851 in Torquay, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Stephen was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1849 in Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Ethel, born 1881 in Torquay, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Stephen's Niece, Emily (born 1869 in Torquay, Devon, England), Stephen's Lodger, Ruth (born 1814 in Chichester, Sussex, England), Stephen's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Dartington, Devon, England) and Stephen's Lodger, James (born 1855 in Tiverton, Devon, England).


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Stephen Short's household

Male

Stephen

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Female

Ethel

Short

Daughter
Female

Emily

Brooks

Niece
Female

Ruth

Cousins

Lodger
Male

John

Marks

Lodger
Male

James

Hall

Lodger
First name(s) Stephen
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Torquay, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Stephen

Short

Head

Married

30

1851

Torquay, Devon, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Broadwoodkelly, Devon, England

Ethel

Short

Daughter

Married

0

1881

Torquay, Devon, England

Emily

Brooks

Niece

Single

12

1869

Torquay, Devon, England

Ruth

Cousins

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Chichester, Sussex, England

John

Marks

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Dartington, Devon, England

James

Hall

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Tiverton, Devon, England

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