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Household of William Short (born 1829)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1829 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1834 in Greenock, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1860 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1863 in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Joseph (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Elizabeth
Short
Wife
Margaret
Short
Daughter
John
Short
Son
Joseph
Short
Son
George
Short
Son
William
Short
Son
Elizabeth
Short
Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 52 |
| Birth year | 1829 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 52 | 1829 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Short | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Greenock, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Short | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Short | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Short | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Short | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Short | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Short | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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