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Household of William Shorter (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, England

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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 Shorter and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shorter, born in 1837 in Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Shorter, born in 1837 in Mersham, Surrey, England. They had 7 children; Georgina (born 1867 in Walworth, Surrey, England), Alfred (born 1868 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Florance (born 1870 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Henry (born 1873 in Peckham, Surrey, England), Frederick (born 1876 in Peckham, Surrey, England), William (born 1877 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Julia Kellaway, born in 1810 in St Georges, Middlesex, England.


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William Shorter's household

Male

William

Shorter

Head
Female

Jane

Shorter

Wife
Female

Georgina

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Shorter

Son
Female

Florance

Shorter

Daughter
Male

Henry

Shorter

Son
Male

Frederick

Shorter

Son
Male

William

Shorter

Son
Female

Annie

Shorter

Daughter
Female

Julia

Kellaway

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shorter

Head

Married

44

1837

Kent, England

Jane

Shorter

Wife

Married

44

1837

Mersham, Surrey, England

Georgina

Shorter

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Walworth, Surrey, England

Alfred

Shorter

Son

Single

13

1868

Peckham, Surrey, England

Florance

Shorter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Peckham, Surrey, England

Henry

Shorter

Son

Single

8

1873

Peckham, Surrey, England

Frederick

Shorter

Son

Single

5

1876

Peckham, Surrey, England

William

Shorter

Son

Single

4

1877

Peckham, Surrey, England

Annie

Shorter

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Peckham, Surrey, England

Julia

Kellaway

Lodger

Widow

71

1810

St Georges, Middlesex, England

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