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Household of William Shortland (born 1852, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Shortland and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shortland, born in 1852 in Trowell, Bedfordshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Shortland, born in 1844 in Sandy, Bedfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Lizzie Goss, born in 1878 in Poplar, Middlesex, England.


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William Shortland's household

Male

William

Shortland

Head
Female

Mary A

Shortland

Wife
Female

Lizzie

Goss

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Shortland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Trowell, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shortland

Head

Married

29

1852

Trowell, Bedfordshire, England

Mary A

Shortland

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sandy, Bedfordshire, England

Lizzie

Goss

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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