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1891 Cen. Living Upper Sutton St, Aston Manor with parents
1901 Cen. Living 119 Leonard Road, Handsworth with parents. Occupation: Solicitor’s clerk,
m. Violet b. abt 1887
Known as Connie
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"Elsie came to Australia with her youngest sister Connie in 1926. Connie died about 1950. Their older sister Agnes was already living here and died about 1936. They were the only three of Alfred and Agnes Short's 9 children who emigrated to Australia. To date Elsie May Short has 11 living descendants in Australia"
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1901 Cen. Living Number 2 back 90 Station Road, Erdington, Birmingham with husband - coal merchant’s clerk; & child Howard George FAULKNER b. 1899 Birmingham Note: Nellie transcribed as aged 24 by Ancestry but image shows 27
KF's 1881 census
112 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, Warwick, England
PRO Ref RG11 Piece/Folio 3000/83 Page 21
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Thomas SHORT Head M Male 30 Birmingham Licenced Victualer
Eliza SHORT Wife M Female 28 Hatfield, Hereford, England
Anny Elizth. SHORT Daur U Female 9 Birmingham Scholar
Nellie SHORT Daur U Female 7 Birmingham Scholar
Thomas SHORT Son U Male 4 Birmingham Scholar
Emily A. SHORT Daur U Female 2 Birminghamemail Mike Short 8.4.2006
1891 Cen. Living at ‘The Bull’s Head’ public house, 110 Moland Street, Birmingham St. Mary parish with parents. Occupation: Pen ?slitter?1901 Cen. Living Number 2 back 90 Station Road, Erdington, Birmingham with husband - coal merchant’s clerk; & child Howard George FAULKNER b. 1899 Birmingham Note: Nellie transcribed as aged 24 by Ancestry but image shows 27
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1891 living 23 South Street, Bedminster, Bristol with parents
1901 Cen Living at 23 South Street, Bedminster, Bristol with parents. Occupation: Apprentice Chair Maker
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Norah was considered to be an excellent pianist ant taught music. She worked at Scotcher’s music shop in Corporation Street, Birmingham as a salesperson & pianist. Her husband Joseph was a violinist.
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Known as Vera. Vera was an excellent pianist and involved in amateur dramatics and light opera. Her husband John was a self-taught musician and became a timpanist with the Roy Marshall Orchestra. He also played banjo & guitar and taught music.
Up until her death, Vera lived at ‘Tall Trees’ on Coleshill Road, Water Orton, Birmingham. The house was built on the site of a pub once owned by her grandfather, James Dempster SHORT.
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No children
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