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Household of William Short (born 1820)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1820 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Burns, born in 1839 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder Head, Mary (born 1839 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1869 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, M Jane (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, E (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, M (born 1826 in Longton, Lancashire, England).


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William Short's household

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Burns

Boarder
Female

M Jane

Burns

Boarder
Female

E

Shackton

Boarder
Female

M

Cammon

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place -

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Short

Head

Married

61

1820

-

Mary

Burns

Boarder Head

Widow

42

1839

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Burns

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

M Jane

Burns

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

E

Shackton

Boarder

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

M

Cammon

Boarder

Widow

55

1826

Longton, Lancashire, England

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