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Household of William Short (born 1828, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bideford, Devon, 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 1828 in Bideford, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Thomazin Short, born in 1828 in Bideford, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1853 in Bideford, Devon, England), George (born 1861 in Bideford, Devon, England) and William (born 1869 in Bideford, Devon, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Charles Henry (born 1879 in Bideford, Devon, England) and Joseph Frank (born 1881 in Bideford, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Joseph Eli (born 1856 in Alwington, Devon, England) and William's Lodger, Grace (born 1855 in Bideford, Devon, England).
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Thomazin
Short
Wife
Joseph Eli
Lee
Son In Law
Eliza
Lee
Daughter
George
Short
Son
William
Short
Son
Charles Henry
Lee
Grand Son
Joseph Frank
Lee
Grand Son
Grace
Ley
Lodger
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Bideford, Devon, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
Thomazin | Short | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
Joseph Eli | Lee | Son In Law | Married | 25 | 1856 | Alwington, Devon, England | |
Eliza | Lee | Daughter | Married | 28 | 1853 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
George | Short | Son | Single | 20 | 1861 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
William | Short | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
Charles Henry | Lee | Grand Son | Single | 2 | 1879 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
Joseph Frank | Lee | Grand Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Bideford, Devon, England | |
Grace | Ley | Lodger | Single | 26 | 1855 | Bideford, Devon, England |
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