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Household of William Short (born 1821, Stirlingshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kippen, Stirlingshire, 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 1821 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Paton Short, born in 1825 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James P (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1868 in Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Donald McFarlane, born in 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Short's household
William
Short
Head
Helen Paton
Short
Wife
James P
Short
Son
Eliza
Short
Daughter
William
Short
Son
Robert
Short
Son
Donald
McFarlane
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Short |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 60 |
| Birth year | 1821 |
| Birth place | Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Short | Head | Married | 60 | 1821 | Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Helen Paton | Short | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland | |
James P | Short | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Short | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
William | Short | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Short | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Kippen, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Donald | McFarlane | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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