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Household of Will Short (born 1816, Devon)

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.

Will Short and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Will Short, born in 1816 in Torre, Devon, consisted of 7 members. Will was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1820 in Knighton, Devon, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1858 in Kent, England. They had 1 grandchild; Frederick W, born 1881 in Torre, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Will's Lodger, John (born 1805 in Middlesex, England), Will's Visitor, George (born 1810 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Will's Lodger, William (born 1816 in Ashburton, Devon, England).


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Will Short's household

Male

Will

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Female

Annie

White

Daughter
Male

Frederick W

White

Grand Son
Male

John

Hermon

Lodger
Male

George

Hunter

Visitor
Male

William

Percyman

Lodger
First name(s) Will
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Torre, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Will

Short

Head

Married

65

1816

Torre, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

61

1820

Knighton, Devon, England

Annie

White

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Kent, England

Frederick W

White

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Torre, Devon, England

John

Hermon

Lodger

Widower

76

1805

Middlesex, England

George

Hunter

Visitor

Widower

71

1810

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Percyman

Lodger

Single

65

1816

Ashburton, Devon, England

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