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Household of William H Shorter (born 1828, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 Shorter and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Shorter, born in 1828 in Kensington, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Mary E Shorter, born in 1830 in Kingsland, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Kate (born 1861 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Ruth (born 1865 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, England), Celia (born 1867 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, England) and Sidney W (born 1870 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, England).


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William H Shorter's household

Male

William H

Shorter

Head
Female

Mary E

Shorter

Wife
Female

Kate

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Celia

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Sidney W

Shorter

Son
First name(s) William H
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kensington, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Shorter

Head

Married

53

1828

Kensington, Surrey, England

Mary E

Shorter

Wife

Married

51

1830

Kingsland, Middlesex, England

Kate

Shorter

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Ruth

Shorter

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sunninghill, Berkshire, England

Celia

Shorter

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunninghill, Berkshire, England

Sidney W

Shorter

Son

Single

11

1870

Sunninghill, Berkshire, England

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