Florence (Andrews) Short (1876 - bef. 1918)

Born Jun 1876 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Henry Short — married 29 Dec 1900 in Christ Church, Barton Hill, Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Died before Dec 1918 before age 42 in St Thomas, Devon, England

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Biography

Florece was born in 1876. Her birth was registered in Dursley and her mother's maiden name was Reaford. ^[1]

Florence first appears on the 1881 census at 25 Webb Street, Bristol, Gloucestershire.^[2][3]She is living with her family. Alfred Andrews head of household 30 a Railway Signalman and his wife Ellen, 25. There children Florence 5, Edith K. 3 and Eleanor 11 months.

The 1891 census shows us Florence still living with her parents in Bristol.^[4][5]Alfred Andrews head of household age 39 a Railway Signalman, his wife Ellen 35 and there children, Florence 15 a dressmaker, Edith Kate 13 Seamstress Dress, Eleanor 7 scholar, Frederick 4 scholar, and Margaret 2 infant.

Florence Andrews married on 25th December 1900 at Christ Church Barton Hill, Bristol, Gloucestershire.^[6] to John Henry Short age 24 father George Short. Florence was 24 father Alfred James Andrews.

Florence appears in the 1911 census,^[7][8] She is now living at 7 Lanscore Road, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon with her husband. John Henry Short head of household, 36 married 10 years a Railway Engine Driver, Florence Wife 35 They have had 2 children (both still living) Alfred Geirge Short son 9 at School and John Henry son 7 at school.

Florence passes away in 1918 and can be found on the Death Index as Florence Short age 42 died December quarter 1918 at St Thomas, Devon, volume 5b page 85.^[9]

Source

1. ↑ Birth GRO Index

   ANDREWS, FLORENCE REAFORD

   GRO Reference: 1876 J Quarter in DURSLEY Volume 06A Page 241

2. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
3. ↑ Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Class: RG11; Piece: 2496; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 1341602.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
5. ↑ Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1984; Folio: 16; Page: 26.
6. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNHK-RTQ : 10 February 2018), John Henry Short and Florence Andrews, 25 Dec 1900; citing Christ Church Barton Hill, Bristol, Gloucester, England, reference item 1-7 p190, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,749,564.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
8. ↑ Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Class: RG14; Piece: 12654; Schedule Number: 298.
9. ↑ Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.