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Household of Thomas Short (born 1830, Cornwall)

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.

Thomas Short and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Short, born in 1830 in Truro, Cornwall, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Jane Short, born in 1834 in Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1846 in Truro, Cornwall, England), James (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Ellen (born 1870 in Torquay, Devon, England), Amos (born 1872 in Torquay, Devon, England), Lilly (born 1874 in Torquay, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Torquay, Devon, England). They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1881 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.


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Thomas Short's household

Male

Thomas

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Short

Wife
Female

Margaret

Short

Daughter
Male

James

Short

Son
Female

Ellen

Short

Daughter
Male

Amos

Short

Son
Female

Lilly

Short

Daughter
Female

Florence

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Grand Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Truro, Cornwall, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Short

Head

Married

51

1830

Truro, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth Jane

Short

Wife

Married

47

1834

Cornwall, England

Margaret

Short

Daughter

Single

35

1846

Truro, Cornwall, England

James

Short

Son

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

Ellen

Short

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Torquay, Devon, England

Amos

Short

Son

Single

9

1872

Torquay, Devon, England

Lilly

Short

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Torquay, Devon, England

Florence

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Torquay, Devon, England

William

Short

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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