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Household of Thomas S Shortt (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Thomas S Shortt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas S Shortt, born in 1847 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas S was the head of the household, married to Janett Shortt, born in 1855 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William B (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth G B (born 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James G B (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas S's Servant, Lilias (born 1865 in -), Thomas S's Visitor, Alexander (born 1859 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas S's Visitor, Jane (born 1859 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas S Shortt's household

Male

Thomas S

Shortt

Head
Female

Janett

Shortt

Wife
Male

William B

Shortt

Son
Female

Elizabeth G B

Shortt

Daughter
Male

James G B

Shortt

Son
Female

Lilias

Ross

Servant
Male

Alexander

Kinghorn

Visitor
Female

Jane

Kinghorn

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas S
Last name Shortt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas S

Shortt

Head

Married

34

1847

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janett

Shortt

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William B

Shortt

Son

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth G B

Shortt

Daughter

-

2

1879

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James G B

Shortt

Son

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lilias

Ross

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

-

Alexander

Kinghorn

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Kinghorn

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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