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Household of John Shorter (born 1853, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wokingham, Berkshire, 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.

John Shorter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shorter, born in 1853 in Wokingham, Berkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bessie Shorter, born in 1855 in Reading, Berkshire, England. They had 3 children; George D (born 1877 in Reading, Berkshire, England), John E (born 1878 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and Ernest H (born 1881 in Reading, Berkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Frederick C (born 1870 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England), John's -, Daniel (born 1874 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England), John's -, Frank S (born 1878 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England) and John's Sister, Emma (born 1861 in -).


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John Shorter's household

Male

John

Shorter

Head
Female

Bessie

Shorter

Wife
Male

George D

Shorter

Son
Male

John E

Shorter

Son
Male

Ernest H

Shorter

Son
Male

Frederick C

Stratford

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Stratford

-
Male

Frank S

Stratford

-
Female

Emma

Shorter

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Shorter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shorter

Head

Married

28

1853

Wokingham, Berkshire, England

Bessie

Shorter

Wife

Married

26

1855

Reading, Berkshire, England

George D

Shorter

Son

Single

4

1877

Reading, Berkshire, England

John E

Shorter

Son

Single

3

1878

Reading, Berkshire, England

Ernest H

Shorter

Son

Single

0

1881

Reading, Berkshire, England

Frederick C

Stratford

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Daniel

Stratford

-

Single

7

1874

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Frank S

Stratford

-

Single

3

1878

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Shorter

Sister

Single

20

1861

-

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