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Household of Thomas Shorter (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Shorter and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shorter, born in 1825 in Sidcup, Kent, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Shorter, born in 1828 in Essex, England. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1862 in Lee, Kent, England), Emily (born 1866 in Lee, Kent, England) and Amelia (born 1871 in Lee, Kent, England).


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Thomas Shorter's household

Male

Thomas

Shorter

Head
Female

Mary

Shorter

Wife
Male

Samuel

Shorter

Son
Female

Emily

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Amelia

Shorter

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Sidcup, Kent, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Thomas

Shorter

Head

Married

56

1825

Sidcup, Kent, England

Mary

Shorter

Wife

Married

53

1828

Essex, England

Samuel

Shorter

Son

Single

19

1862

Lee, Kent, England

Emily

Shorter

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lee, Kent, England

Amelia

Shorter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Lee, Kent, England

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