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Household of Wright Short (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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.

Wright Short and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wright Short, born in 1847 in Astley, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Wright was the head of the household, married to Mary Short, born in 1846 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Hannah (born 1870 in Leigh, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Alice (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).


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Wright Short's household

Male

Wright

Short

Head
Female

Mary

Short

Wife
Female

Mary Hannah

Short

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Alice

Short

Daughter
Male

William

Short

Son
First name(s) Wright
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Astley, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wright

Short

Head

Married

34

1847

Astley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Short

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Mary Hannah

Short

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Alice

Short

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

William

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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