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Household of William H Short (born 1857, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, 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 H Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Short, born in 1857 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, consisted of 6 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Sarah Short, born in 1858 in Northam, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Graham (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ethel M (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Kathleen (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William H's Servant, Elizabeth Davis, born in 1866 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William H Short's household

Male

William H

Short

Head
Female

Sarah

Short

Wife
Male

Graham

Short

Son
Female

Ethel M

Short

Daughter
Female

Kathleen

Short

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Davis

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Short

Head

Married

24

1857

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sarah

Short

Wife

Married

23

1858

Northam, Devon, England

Graham

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ethel M

Short

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Kathleen

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Davis

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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