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Household of Thomas Short (born 1855, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, 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.

Thomas Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Short, born in 1855 in Hartland, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Short, born in 1855 in Cookbury, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Clara (born 1874 in Cookbury, Devon, England) and Maud E (born 1881 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Ellen Gloyn, born in 1865 in Cookbury, Devon, England.


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Thomas Short's household

Male

Thomas

Short

Head
Female

Mary A

Short

Wife
Female

Clara

Short

Daughter
Female

Maud E

Short

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gloyn

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hartland, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Short

Head

Married

26

1855

Hartland, Devon, England

Mary A

Short

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cookbury, Devon, England

Clara

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cookbury, Devon, England

Maud E

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Exeter, Devon, England

Ellen

Gloyn

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Cookbury, Devon, England

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