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Household of William Short (born 1844, Berwickshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1844 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Short, born in 1845 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Beatrice L (born 1875 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Margaret W (born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Beatrice (born 1820 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Margaret (born 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Isabella
Short
Wife
Beatrice L
Short
Daughter
Robert
Short
Son
Margaret W
Short
Daughter
Beatrice
Leyden
Mother-In-Law
Margaret
Leyden
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Short | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Beatrice L | Short | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Short | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret W | Short | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Beatrice | Leyden | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 61 | 1820 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Leyden | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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