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Household of William Short (born 1848, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Polmont, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1848 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella H Short, born in 1847 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1881 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Short's household

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Isabella H

Short

Wife
Female

Janet

Short

Daughter
Male

James

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Short

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Short

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Short

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Short

Head

Married

33

1848

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella H

Short

Wife

Married

34

1847

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Short

Daughter

-

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Short

Son

-

10

1871

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Short

Daughter

-

7

1874

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Short

Daughter

-

4

1877

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Short

Daughter

-

3

1878

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Georgina

Short

Daughter

-

0

1881

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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