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Devon in the 1881 Census

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Surnames starting with S

Shires households

Shirley households

Shirnnall households

Shirreff households

Shling households

Shobbrock households

Shobbrook households

Shobbwook households

Shobrook households

Shobrooke households

Shoebrook households

Shoemack households

Shoemak households

Shoesmith households

Sholand households

Sholbrook households

Shold households

Sholl households

Shooter households

Shopland households

Shopley households

Shorbridge households

Shord households

Shore households

Shorland households

Shorney households

Short households

There were 1080 people with this surname in Devon in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Short in Devon in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Short in Devon in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of William, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas, James, Ann, Eliza, George or Jane.

Head of Household

Abraham

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Underwood Road

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Alfred J

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Green Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Amos

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Vansittart Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Ann

Date of Birth

1814

Address

Queen Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Ann

Date of Birth

1812

Address

Wyndham St W

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Ann A

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Lower New Row

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Arscott

Date of Birth

1822

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1841

Address

North Road

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1808

Address

Higher Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Charles Henry

Date of Birth

1854

Address

Chingswell Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1848

Address

Queens Row

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1807

Address

Ross Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1827

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Bakes Cott

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1834

Address

Vernons Lane

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Edward S

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Edwin

Date of Birth

1848

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Eliza H

Date of Birth

1815

Address

Strand

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1803

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1823

Address

Lower North Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1837

Address

Ashprington Village

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1819

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1832

Address

St James Terrace

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1828

Address

High Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1828

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Village

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1833

Address

Mill Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Emma

Date of Birth

1849

Address

Cecil Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Fanny

Date of Birth

1811

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Francis B

Date of Birth

1801

Address

--

People in the house

18

Head of Household

Frederick

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Waterloo Place

People in the house

2

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1832

Address

Ringmore Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1857

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1838

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1816

Address

West Hill

People in the house

7

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1819

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1835

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1808

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1817

Address

North Walk

People in the house

5

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1846

Address

Calf Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

George T

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Grace H

Date of Birth

1845

Address

Eastbourne Terrace

People in the house

3

Head of Household

George P

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Fleet Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

George Robert

Date of Birth

1837

Address

Cowick Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Hannah

Date of Birth

1804

Address

Duke Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Hannah

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Coach & Horses Market Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1808

Address

--

People in the house

11

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1814

Address

Pitmans

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Somerset Place

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1819

Address

Cross Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1802

Address

Saltram View

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1846

Address

Chapel Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Humphrey

Date of Birth

1811

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Isaac

Date of Birth

1850

Address

Waterloo Place

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Isaac

Date of Birth

1840

Address

New Quay

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Isaiah P

Date of Birth

1854

Address

Constantine Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Jacob

Date of Birth

1813

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

12

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1830

Address

Abbey Road

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Union Lane

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1823

Address

Edgcumbe Place

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1828

Address

Tiverton Road

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1852

Address

Bullen Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1854

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1831

Address

New Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Well Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1831

Address

Torrington Lane

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Rowes

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Village

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James B

Date of Birth

1831

Address

Compton Place

People in the house

8

Head of Household

James F

Date of Birth

1850

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James H

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Brixham Rd Terrace

People in the house

12

Head of Household

James S

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James William

Date of Birth

1813

Address

Southernhay

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1849

Address

Cheeke Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1839

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1852

Address

Haven Road

People in the house

3

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Turks Head Court

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1851

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Brookgreen Terrace

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1815

Address

Hextons Court St Sidwell Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1830

Address

Park Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1835

Address

Warren Cottages

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1835

Address

Marsh Cottages

People in the house

10

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1830

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1796

Address

Court Wolboro Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1815

Address

Road Left

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1848

Address

Road Left

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1811

Address

Hesketh

People in the house

9

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1849

Address

Market Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1842

Address

Cambridge Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1835

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1820

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1805

Address

Cottage Village

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1840

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1854

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1817

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1835

Address

Lewis Passage

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1826

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

10

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1838

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1814

Address

Village

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

10

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1837

Address

Well Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Higher Meddon Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Lower Meddon Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1852

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1816

Address

Village

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1816

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John B

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Higher New Row

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John E

Date of Birth

1839

Address

Brixham Rd Terrace

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John J

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Mill Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John M

Date of Birth

1848

Address

St Andrew Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John T

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John W

Date of Birth

1849

Address

Cross Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Jonathan

Date of Birth

1845

Address

Wood Terrace

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Joseph

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Grosvenor Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Leonard

Date of Birth

1818

Address

Faulkners Court

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Margaret

Date of Birth

1856

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Mary

Date of Birth

1813

Address

Old Castle Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Mary

Date of Birth

1797

Address

Higher Meddon Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Mary Short

Date of Birth

1798

Address

Laburnam Row

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Matilda M

Date of Birth

1851

Address

North Road

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Nicholas

Date of Birth

1828

Address

West Hill

People in the house

13

Head of Household

Peter

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

0

Head of Household

Philip

Date of Birth

1855

Address

South Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Philip

Date of Birth

1814

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1820

Address

Main Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1844

Address

Dunsford Village

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1851

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1820

Address

Neswick Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1817

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1802

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1854

Address

Lower New Row

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1819

Address

South Lane Cottages

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Quay Cottages

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1810

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1845

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Robert W

Date of Birth

1811

Address

Madrepore Place

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1852

Address

Russell Terrace

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1808

Address

Mill Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1798

Address

East John Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1848

Address

Summerland Row

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1838

Address

Higher Brook Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Compton Place

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1839

Address

Bickington Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1822

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1822

Address

Pitt

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1834

Address

New Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Fore Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Barrack Place

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1829

Address

73(a) High Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Stephen

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Somerton Tce

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Stephen

Date of Birth

1830

Address

Village

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1854

Address

Well Lane

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Lower North Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1823

Address

South Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1830

Address

Church Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1839

Address

Westhill Rd Upton Court

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Ellacombe Terrace

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Portland Lane

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Wyndham St W

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1839

Address

William Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1846

Address

Downs Cott

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1818

Address

West Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1832

Address

Coburg Terrace

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1851

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1837

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1828

Address

Village

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1839

Address

New Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1828

Address

--

People in the house

11

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Old Town

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1817

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1823

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1809

Address

Ball Hill

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Thomas B

Date of Birth

1833

Address

Geneva Place

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Thomas H

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Treville Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Thomas J

Date of Birth

1851

Address

South Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Thomas Jnr

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Walter

Date of Birth

1822

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Will

Date of Birth

1816

Address

Bexley Terrace

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1856

Address

France

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1811

Address

Hookways Court

People in the house

2

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1819

Address

Court Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1822

Address

Winner Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1856

Address

Ashburton Road

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1805

Address

Western Road

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1812

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1834

Address

King Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1803

Address

Wolsdon Street

People in the house

2

Shorte households

Shorter households

Shortland households

Shortman households

Shorto households

Shortridge households

Shortt households

Shotter households

Shotton households

Shovel households

Shrigley households

Shrimplin households

Shrimpton households

Shrivell households

Shriver households

Shrives households

Shubart households

Shuckburgh households

Shule households

Shumer households

Shuse households

Shute households

Shuter households