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Household of William Short (born 1844, Somerset)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Short and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1844 in Wincanton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Short, born in 1850 in Africa. They had 3 children; Cecil (born 1869 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Samuel G (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Henry T (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitr, William Palmer, born in 1840 in Newbury, Berkshire, England.
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Eliza
Short
Wife
Cecil
Short
Son
Samuel G
Short
Son
Henry T
Short
Son
William
Palmer
Visitr
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Wincanton, Somerset, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Wincanton, Somerset, England | |
Eliza | Short | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Africa | |
Cecil | Short | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Samuel G | Short | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Kensington, Middlesex, England | |
Henry T | Short | Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Kensington, Middlesex, England | |
William | Palmer | Visitr | Married | 41 | 1840 | Newbury, Berkshire, England |
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