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Household of Nicholas Short (born 1856, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Castle Ward, Northumberland, 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.

Nicholas Short and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Nicholas Short, born in 1856 in Humshaugh, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Nicholas was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Short, born in 1849 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; Dorothy (born 1868 in Ponteland, Northumberland, England), James E (born 1873 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England) and Polly (born 1881 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Nicholas's Uncle, Henry Proudlock, born in 1828 in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England.


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Nicholas Short's household

Male

Nicholas

Short

Head
Female

Dorothy

Short

Wife
Female

Dorothy

Proudlock

Daughter
Male

James E

Proudlock

Son
Female

Hannah

Short

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Short

Son
Male

Joseph

Short

Son
Female

Polly

Short

Daughter
Male

Henry

Proudlock

Uncle
First name(s) Nicholas
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Humshaugh, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Nicholas

Short

Head

Married

25

1856

Humshaugh, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Short

Wife

Married

32

1849

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Proudlock

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ponteland, Northumberland, England

James E

Proudlock

Son

Single

8

1873

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Short

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Short

Son

Single

2

1879

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Short

Son

Single

3

1878

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

Polly

Short

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

Henry

Proudlock

Uncle

Single

53

1828

Stamfordham, Northumberland, England

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