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Household of William Short (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Short, born in 1831 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Short, born in 1831 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret G, born 1865 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, John (born 1876 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Walter (born 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Short's household

Male

William

Short

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Short

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Short

Daughter
Male

John

McDonald

Grandson
Male

Walter

Dempster

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Short

Head

Married

50

1831

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Short

Wife

Married

50

1831

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Short

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McDonald

Grandson

Unmarried

5

1876

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Dempster

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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