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Household of William Short (born 1847, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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 1847 in Darlington, Durham, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1837 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 3 children; Meggie (born 1873 in Durham, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Durham, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son Of Wife, John B (born 1862 in Little Stainton, Durham, England), William's Daughter Of Wife, Cicely (born 1867 in Durham, England) and William's Daughter Of Wife, Jane (born 1870 in Durham, England).
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Elizabeth
Short
Wife
John B
Patterson
Son Of Wife
Cicely
Patterson
Daughter Of Wife
Jane
Patterson
Daughter Of Wife
Meggie
Short
Daughter
Joseph
Short
Son
Annie
Short
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Darlington, Durham, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Darlington, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Short | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England | |
John B | Patterson | Son Of Wife | Single | 19 | 1862 | Little Stainton, Durham, England | |
Cicely | Patterson | Daughter Of Wife | Single | 14 | 1867 | Durham, England | |
Jane | Patterson | Daughter Of Wife | Single | 11 | 1870 | Durham, England | |
Meggie | Short | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Durham, England | |
Joseph | Short | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Durham, England | |
Annie | Short | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Durham, England |
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