email from Virginia Stokes 30/12/2004
"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"KF 1881 census
89 Clifton Rd, Aston, Warwick, England
PRO Ref RG11 Piece/Folio 3043/81 Page 10
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Alfred SHORT Head M Male 35 B'Ham, Warwick, England Tinner
Agnes SHORT Wife M Female 34 Gloucester, Gloucester, England
Harry SHORT Son Male 12 Aston, Warwick, England Scholar
Frank SHORT Son Male 10 B'Ham, Warwick, England Scholar
Ada SHORT Daur Female 8 Aston, Warwick, England Scholar
Lillian SHORT Daur Female 6 Aston, Warwick, England Scholar
Clara SHORT Daur Female 3 Aston, Warwick, England
Agnes SHORT Daur Female 1 Aston, Warwick, England1891 Cen. Living Upper Sutton St, Aston Manor with parents
1901 Cen. Living 119 Leonard Road, Handsworth with parents. Occupation: Jeweller’s Clerk
Children: Reginald Howard FOSTER b. 1904 England;
Muriel FOSTER b. 1906 England, m. Percival SAYERS b. abt. 1903 New South Wales, Australia;
Marjorie Lilian FOSTER b. 1912 Australia, d. 1938, m. Henry FORD b. abt. 1910 New South Wales, Australia;
Ronald FOSTER b. 1919 New South Wales, Australia
email from Mike Short 8.4.2006
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
email from Virginia Stokes 30/12/2004
"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"
email Mike Short 8.4.2006
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
email from Mike Short 8.4.2006
1891 living 23 South Street, Bedminster, Bristol with parents
1901 Cen Living at 23 South Street, Bedminster, Bristol with parents. Occupation: Apprentice Chair Maker