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Household of Sarah Short (born 1814, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reading, 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.

Sarah Short and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sarah Short, born in 1814 in Hardley, Hampshire, consisted of 6 members. Sarah was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Sarah (born 1836 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Arthur (born 1857 in Reading, Berkshire, England) and Mary (born 1860 in Reading, Berkshire, England). She had 1 grandchild; Rose, born 1876 in Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Sarah's Boarder, William Lewington, born in 1860 in Reading, Berkshire, England.


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Sarah Short's household

Female

Sarah

Short

Head
Female

Sarah

Short

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Short

Son
Female

Mary

Short

Daughter
Female

Rose

Short

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Lewington

Boarder
First name(s) Sarah
Last name Short
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Hardley, Hampshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sarah

Short

Head

Widow

67

1814

Hardley, Hampshire, England

Sarah

Short

Daughter

Single

45

1836

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Short

Son

Single

24

1857

Reading, Berkshire, England

Mary

Short

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Reading, Berkshire, England

Rose

Short

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Woodcote, Oxfordshire, England

William

Lewington

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Reading, Berkshire, England

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