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Household of William Short (born 1850, Middlesex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1850 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rachel Short, born in 1856 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Rosemia (born 1878 in Walworth, Surrey, England), William (born 1880 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Frederic (born 1881 in Walworth, Surrey, England), George (born 1862 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Joseph (born 1865 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Martha North, born in 1819 in Kennington, Surrey, England.
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Rachel
Short
Wife
Elizabeth
Short
Daughter
Rosemia
Short
Daughter
William
Short
Son
Frederic
Short
Son
Martha
North
Lodger Head
George
North
Son
Joseph
North
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Poplar, Middlesex, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Poplar, Middlesex, England | |
Rachel | Short | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Walworth, Surrey, England | |
Elizabeth | Short | Daughter | Single | 5 | 1876 | Walworth, Surrey, England | |
Rosemia | Short | Daughter | Single | 3 | 1878 | Walworth, Surrey, England | |
William | Short | Son | Single | 1 | 1880 | Walworth, Surrey, England | |
Frederic | Short | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Walworth, Surrey, England | |
Martha | North | Lodger Head | Widow | 62 | 1819 | Kennington, Surrey, England | |
George | North | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Southwark, Surrey, England | |
Joseph | North | Son | Single | 16 | 1865 | Southwark, Surrey, England |
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