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Household of William Short (born 1822, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1822 in Appledore, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Short, born in 1820 in Appledore, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1851 in Appledore, Devon, England), Mary M T (born 1858 in Appledore, Devon, England) and John E M T (born 1862 in Northam, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, John H (born 1857 in Northam, Devon, England), William's Grson, John M T (born 1881 in Northam, Devon, England) and William's Grson, William J (born 1878 in Northam, Devon, England).
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Mary J
Short
Wife
Mary J
Short
Daughter
Mary M T
Taylor
Daughter
John H
Taylor
Son In Law
John E M T
Short
Son
John M T
Taylor
Grson
William J
Lavers
Grson
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Appledore, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 59 | 1822 | Appledore, Devon, England | |
Mary J | Short | Wife | Married | 61 | 1820 | Appledore, Devon, England | |
Mary J | Short | Daughter | Single | 30 | 1851 | Appledore, Devon, England | |
Mary M T | Taylor | Daughter | Married | 23 | 1858 | Appledore, Devon, England | |
John H | Taylor | Son In Law | Married | 24 | 1857 | Northam, Devon, England | |
John E M T | Short | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Northam, Devon, England | |
John M T | Taylor | Grson | Single | 0 | 1881 | Northam, Devon, England | |
William J | Lavers | Grson | Single | 3 | 1878 | Northam, Devon, England |
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