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Household of Thomas Shortman (born 1836, Monmouthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Shortman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Shortman, born in 1836 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Shortman, born in 1844 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 7 children; Frederick (born 1863 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales), Sarah Ann (born 1866 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ruth (born 1868 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Mary (born 1870 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales), Emma (born 1875 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales) and William (born 1878 in Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Thomas Shortman's household

Male

Thomas

Shortman

Head
Female

Ann

Shortman

Wife
Male

Frederick

Shortman

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Shortman

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Shortman

Daughter
Female

Mary

Shortman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shortman

Daughter
Female

Emma

Shortman

Daughter
Male

William

Shortman

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Shortman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Shortman

Head

Married

45

1836

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Ann

Shortman

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Frederick

Shortman

Son

Single

18

1863

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sarah Ann

Shortman

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ruth

Shortman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Shortman

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Shortman

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emma

Shortman

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Shortman

Son

Single

3

1878

Gelligaer, Glamorganshire, Wales

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