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Household of Thomas Short (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, 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 Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Short, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Andrew (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother, Mary Short, born in 1812 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Thomas Short's household

Male

Thomas

Short

Head
Male

Andrew

Short

Son
Female

Isabella

Short

Daughter
Male

Charles

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary

Short

Mother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Short

Head

Widower

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Short

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Short

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Short

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Short

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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