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Household of William Short (born 1851, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Horsham, Sussex, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1851 in Warnham, Sussex, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Short, born in 1845 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Nelly Steavens, born in 1877 in Kensington, Surrey, England.


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William Short's household

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Alice

Short

Wife
Female

Nelly

Steavens

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Warnham, Sussex, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Short

Head

Married

30

1851

Warnham, Sussex, England

Alice

Short

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Nelly

Steavens

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Kensington, Surrey, England

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