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Household of William C Short (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontypridd, 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.

William C Short and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William C Short, born in 1837 in Radstock, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William C was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1837 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Jane (born 1869 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1870 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), David L (born 1873 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), Daniel B (born 1877 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mary Ema (born 1878 in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William C's Servant, Mary Rees, born in 1858 in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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William C Short's household

Male

William C

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Female

Sarah

Short

Daughter
Female

Jane

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

David L

Short

Son
Male

Daniel B

Short

Son
Female

Mary Ema

Short

Daughter
Female

Mary

Rees

Servant
First name(s) William C
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Radstock, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William C

Short

Head

Married

44

1837

Radstock, Somerset, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Jane

Short

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Short

Son

Single

11

1870

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

David L

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Daniel B

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary Ema

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mary

Rees

Servant

Single

23

1858

Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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