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Household of William Short (born 1835, Surrey)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1835 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Short, born in 1839 in Blackwall, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1864 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), George J (born 1868 in Stratford, Essex, England), Emma J (born 1872 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Emma C (born 1880 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Sapsforth, born in 1809 in Greenwich, Kent, England.
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Mary A
Short
Wife
William H
Short
Son
George J
Short
Son
Emma J
Short
Daughter
Emma C
Short
Daughter
Elizabeth
Sapsforth
Mother In Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Rotherhithe, Surrey, England | |
Mary A | Short | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Blackwall, Middlesex, England | |
William H | Short | Son | Single | 17 | 1864 | Limehouse, Middlesex, England | |
George J | Short | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Stratford, Essex, England | |
Emma J | Short | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Bow, Middlesex, England | |
Emma C | Short | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Bow, Middlesex, England | |
Elizabeth | Sapsforth | Mother In Law | Widow | 72 | 1809 | Greenwich, Kent, England |
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