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Household of Ellen Shorthouse (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Luton, Bedfordshire, 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.

Ellen Shorthouse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ellen Shorthouse, born in 1842 in Hackney, Middlesex, consisted of 4 members. Ellen was the head of the household, single. She had 1 child; Frederick, born 1868 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Ellen's Sister, Mary A (born 1824 in Middlesex, England) and Ellen's Boarder, Mary A (born 1832 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England).


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Ellen Shorthouse's household

Female

Ellen

Shorthouse

Head
Male

Frederick

Shorthouse

Son
Female

Mary A

Belton

Sister
Female

Mary A

Derbyshire

Boarder
First name(s) Ellen
Last name Shorthouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Hackney, Middlesex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Ellen

Shorthouse

Head

Single

39

1842

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Shorthouse

Son

Single

13

1868

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

Mary A

Belton

Sister

Widow

57

1824

Middlesex, England

Mary A

Derbyshire

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England

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