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Household of William Short (born 1831, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 1831 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Short, born in 1830 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1859 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Louise (born 1861 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), William (born 1864 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and Jane (born 1872 in Southampton, Hampshire, England).


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William Short's household

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Mary A

Short

Wife
Male

George

Short

Son
Female

Louise

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
Female

Emma

Short

Daughter
Female

Jane

Short

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Short

Head

Married

50

1831

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Mary A

Short

Wife

Married

51

1830

Southampton, Hampshire, England

George

Short

Son

Single

22

1859

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Louise

Short

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Southampton, Hampshire, England

William

Short

Son

Single

17

1864

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Emma

Short

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Jane

Short

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Southampton, Hampshire, England

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