Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William R Short (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bath, Somerset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 R Short and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Short, born in 1848 in Bath, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Sarah Short, born in 1853 in Bath, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1871 in Bath, Somerset, England), Albert G (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred C (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Bertie (born 1881 in Bath, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Father In Law, George Padfield, born in 1831 in Tunley, Somerset, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William R Short's household

Male

William R

Short

Head
Female

Sarah

Short

Wife
Female

Alice

Short

Daughter
Male

Albert G

Short

Son
Male

Alfred C

Short

Son
Male

Bertie

Short

Son
Male

George

Padfield

Father In Law
First name(s) William R
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Bath, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Short

Head

Married

33

1848

Bath, Somerset, England

Sarah

Short

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bath, Somerset, England

Alice

Short

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Bath, Somerset, England

Albert G

Short

Son

Single

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred C

Short

Son

Single

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Bertie

Short

Son

Single

0

1881

Bath, Somerset, England

George

Padfield

Father In Law

Married

50

1831

Tunley, Somerset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William R Short in Bath in 1881, and follow the Short family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William R Short

We’ve found William R Short in 287 family trees. Find out more about William R Short's household and view the Short family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census