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Household of William Short (born 1855, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1855 in Boston, Lincolnshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Holland (born 1832 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Mother, Hannah (born 1835 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Brother, John H (born 1861 in Lincolnshire, England), William's Brother, Frederick (born 1866 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Sister, Ada (born 1868 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England), William's Brother, Walter (born 1872 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England) and William's Sister, Lilley (born 1874 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England).


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William Short's household

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Male

Fred

Short

Son
Male

William

Short

Son
Male

Holland

Short

Father
Female

Hannah

Short

Mother
Male

John H

Short

Brother
Male

Frederick

Short

Brother
Female

Ada

Short

Sister
Male

Walter

Short

Brother
Female

Lilley

Short

Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Short

Head

Married

26

1855

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Short

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Holland

Short

Father

Married

49

1832

Lincolnshire, England

Hannah

Short

Mother

Married

46

1835

Lincolnshire, England

John H

Short

Brother

Single

20

1861

Lincolnshire, England

Frederick

Short

Brother

Single

15

1866

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Ada

Short

Sister

Single

13

1868

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Walter

Short

Brother

Single

9

1872

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Lilley

Short

Sister

Single

7

1874

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

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