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Household of William Geo Short (born 1832, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Geo Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Geo Short, born in 1832 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. William Geo was the head of the household, married to Frank Short, born in 1869 in Birley, Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1869 in Birley, Gloucestershire, England), Eliza (born 1857 in Canning Town, Essex, England), William (born 1864 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and Edgar (born 1874 in Canning Town, Essex, England).


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William Geo Short's household

Male

William Geo

Short

Head
Male

Frank

Short

Son
Female

Norma

Short

Wife
Female

Eliza

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

Edgar

Short

Son
First name(s) William Geo
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Geo

Short

Head

Married

49

1832

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Frank

Short

Son

Single

12

1869

Birley, Gloucestershire, England

Norma

Short

Wife

Married

50

1831

Deptford, Kent, England

Eliza

Short

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Canning Town, Essex, England

William

Short

Son

Single

17

1864

Canning Town, Essex, England

Edgar

Short

Son

Single

7

1874

Canning Town, Essex, England

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