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Household of Thomas Shorter (born 1841, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shorter, born in 1841 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shorter, born in 1849 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England. They had 6 children; Bessie (born 1869 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), William (born 1872 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Ellen (born 1875 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England) and Ada J (born 1880 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Hannah Munt, born in 1798 in City of London, Middlesex, England.


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Thomas Shorter's household

Male

Thomas

Shorter

Head
Female

Mary A

Shorter

Wife
Female

Bessie

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shorter

Son
Male

William

Shorter

Son
Female

Ellen

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Ada J

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Munt

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shorter

Head

Married

40

1841

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Shorter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Bessie

Shorter

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Joseph

Shorter

Son

Single

11

1870

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

William

Shorter

Son

Single

9

1872

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

Shorter

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Shorter

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Ada J

Shorter

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

Hannah

Munt

Boarder

Widow

83

1798

City of London, Middlesex, England

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