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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

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Male

John B

Patterson

Son Of Wife
Female

Cicely

Patterson

Daughter Of Wife
Female

Jane

Patterson

Daughter Of Wife
Female

Meggie

Short

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Short

Son
Female

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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