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Household of William H Short (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, 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.

William H Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Short, born in 1849 in Woolsery, Devon, consisted of 5 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Mary S Short, born in 1849 in Bradworthy, Devon, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1878 in Woolsery, Devon, England) and Edward J (born 1880 in Woolsery, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Brother In Law, James Perkin, born in 1852 in Bradworthy, Devon, England.


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William H Short's household

Male

William H

Short

Head
Female

Mary S

Short

Wife
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

Edward J

Short

Son
Male

James

Perkin

Brother In Law
First name(s) William H
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Woolsery, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Short

Head

Married

32

1849

Woolsery, Devon, England

Mary S

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bradworthy, Devon, England

William

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

Woolsery, Devon, England

Edward J

Short

Son

Single

1

1880

Woolsery, Devon, England

James

Perkin

Brother In Law

Single

29

1852

Bradworthy, Devon, England

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