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Household of William Austin Shorter (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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.

William Austin Shorter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Austin Shorter, born in 1843 in Cannock, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William Austin was the head of the household, married to Fanny Shorter, born in 1841 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Harry B (born 1870 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Ada C A (born 1871 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and William A J (born 1873 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Austin's Visitor, Eleanor Perks, born in 1857 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.


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William Austin Shorter's household

Male

William Austin

Shorter

Head
Female

Fanny

Shorter

Wife
Male

Harry B

Shorter

Son
Female

Ada C A

Shorter

Daughter
Male

William A J

Shorter

Son
Female

Eleanor

Perks

Visitor
First name(s) William Austin
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Cannock, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Austin

Shorter

Head

Married

38

1843

Cannock, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Shorter

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Harry B

Shorter

Son

Single

11

1870

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Ada C A

Shorter

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William A J

Shorter

Son

Single

8

1873

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Eleanor

Perks

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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