John Robert Short (abt. 1847 - abt. 1929)

Born about 1847 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Elizabeth Anderson (Weastell) Short — married 1872 in Hartlepool, Durham, England

Descendants

Died about Dec 1929 at about age 82 in Hartlepool, Durham, England [uncertain]

Biography

John, born about 1847, may have been the son of John and Jane Elizabeth Short.^[1] He married Elizabeth Weastell in 1872 in Hartlepool.^[2] In 1911 he worked as a laborer in Hartlepool.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N59C-VG9 : accessed 19 July 2015), John Robert Short, 15 Mar 1847; citing MIDDLESBROUGH,YORK,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 573,984, 894,249, 894,250.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DL6-LM9 : accessed 19 July 2015), John Robert Short, 1872; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Marriage, Hartlepool, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWHF-RBK : accessed 19 July 2015), John Robert Short, West Hartlepool, Whpool, Durham, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, county, registration district, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.