Henry Robert Shortland^{[1, 2, 3]}

1875 - 1960  (85 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	Henry Robert Shortland
  Registration	Between 1 Jan 1875 and 31 Mar 1875	Islington, London, England   [4]
  	Birth
  	Volume 1b, Page 310
  Born	4 Feb 1875	Islington, London, England   [5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	4 Feb 1875	Islington, London, England   [8]
  	85 Frederick Street
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [9]
  	Wales
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [9]
  	Apprentice Tailor
  Military Service	24 Aug 1897  [10]
  	Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [6]
  	Tailor
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales   [6]
  	23 Sea View Terrace
  Died	9 Oct 1960	Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England   [7, 11]
  Registration	Dec 1960	Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England   [12]
  	Death
  	Volume 9c, Page 1076
  Name	Harry
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I1326	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard Joseph Shortland           b. 31 Jan 1843, Pancras, London, Middlesex, England           d. 3 Mar 1878, Islington, London, England  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Sarah Gibson           b. 5 Mar 1841, Croydon, Surrey, England           d. 30 Apr 1877, Islington, London, England  (Age 36 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1863	Islington, London, England   [13]
  	London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Information for Richard Joseph SHORTLAND Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1842 Spouse Name: Sarah Gibson Spouse Age: 24 Record Type: Marriage Event Date: 18 Jan 1863 Parish: St Andrew, Barnsbury County: Middlesex Borough: Islington Father Name: Richard Shortland Spouse Father Name: James Gibson
  Registration	Mar 1863	Islington, London, England   [14]
  	Marriage
  	Volume 1b, Page 263
  Family ID	F565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Williams           b. 6 Aug 1874, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales           d. 5 Dec 1960, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Abt 28 Dec 1911  [11, 15]
  Children	1. Wilfred Owen Shortland           b. 13 Mar 1912           d. 12 May 1940  (Age 28 years)  [family member]   2. Iris Doreen Shortland           b. 7 Nov 1915, Agra, Madhya Pradesh, India           d. Yes, date unknown  [unknown]
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary for Henry Robert Shortland Courtesy of Marian Lott
  		Obituary Notice for Margretta Rees nee Williams
  		Funeral Notice for Harry Shortland
  		Obituary for Harry Shortland

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone for Henry Robert Shortland, his wife Susannah, and their son Wilfred Owen. In Loving Memory of Henry Robert Shortland Born 4th February 1875 Died 9th October 1960 And His Beloved Wife Susanah Shortland Born 6th August 1874 Died 5th December 1960 Also Of Their Beloved Son Wilfred Owen Shortland Born 12th March 1912 Killed in Action over Holland 1940 Aged 28 Years The Lord Is My Shepherd

  
  

  1939 Register

  1939 Register: Household for Henry R. Shortland (1326)

  
  

  BMD Certificates

  Birth Certificate for Henry Robert SHORTLAND (01326) Entry 114; Registration District: Islington; 1875. Birth in the Sub-district of Islington West in the County of Middlesex.

  
  

  Census

  1891 Wales Census for Aberdovey, Merionethshire RG12 Piece 4587 Folio 46 Page 6   Dwelling  11 New Street  Location  Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales  Source  RG12 Piece 4587 Folio 46 Page 6  Note    Surname  Forename(s)  Relationship  Marriage  Age  Sex  Occupation  Birthplace  EVANS  John  Head  M  30  M  Tailor and Draper  Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire  EVANS  Mary  Wife  M  28  F    Aberdovey, Merionethshire  EVANS  Elizabeth  Daughter    7  F    Aberdovey, Merionethshire  EVANS  Annie  Daughter    5  F    Aberdovey, Merionethshire  EVANS  John O  Son    2  M    Aberdovey, Merionethshire  EVANS  Mary  Daughter    11m  F    Aberdovey, Merionethshire  EVANS  Mary J  Servant    16  F  General Servant  Llanbrynmair Montgomeryshire  SHORTLAND  Henry R  Servant    16  M  Apprentice Tailor  London

  
  

• Notes

  From Iris Doreen Owens' notes: Grandfather: N. Wales Welsh for Grandfather 'Taid'. Henry Robert Shortland: Feb 4th 1875. 85 Frederick Street, Islington, London. Tailor. The only record of a Henry R. Shortland in 1881 is from the return for The New Orphan Houses, Ashley Down, Bristol St James & St Paul Out, Gloucester, England (RG11 Piece 2488 Folio 115 Page 8) that gives this (extract) information:- Henry R. SHORTLAND, 6, M(ale), Scholar, Islington, Middlesex, England. From the 1891 Census (RG12 Piece 4587 Folio 46 Page 6) Henry R(obert), 16, from London, was serving as an Apprentice Tailor, to John Evans of 11 New Street, Aberdovey, Merionethshire, Wales. John, 30, a Tailor and Draper from Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire was living there with his wife Mary, 28, and their children Elizabeth, 7, Annie, 5, John O(wen), 2, and Mary, 11 months. Also there was Mary J Evans, 16, a General Servant from Llanbrynmair, Montgomeryshire.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5417] 1911 England Census - Alive, (People who should be alive for the 1911 England and Wales Census) (Reliability: 3). [S6297] Temp Tag 9 II (Reliability: 3). [S9816] Alive for the 1939 Register, (accessed 24 Feb 2016). (Reliability: 3). People who should be alive for the 1939 Register [S328] Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages, (Ancestry.co.uk), Mar 1875, Islington, Middlesex, Volume 1b, Page 310 (Reliability: 3). Henry Robert SHORTLAND [S2310] Birth Certificate for Henry Robert SHORTLAND (01326), Entry 114; Registration District: Islington; 1875. Birth in the Sub-district of Islington West in the County of Middlesex. (Reliability: 4). [S10553] 1939 Register for England and Wales (FindMyPast), FindMyPast, ( FindMyPast . http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1939-register.), (http://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/1939-register : accessed 21 Feb 2016); Household for Henry R. Shortland (1326). (Reliability: 3). Extracted from the 1939 Register (http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FR39%2F7639%2F7639A%2F007%2F09) 17/3/2016 Shortland Household (4 People) 23 Sea View Terrace , Towyn U.D., Merionethshire, Wales First Name(s): Henry R Last Name(s): Shortland Date of Birth: 04 Feb 1875 Sex: Male Occupation: Tailor Marital Status: Married Schedule: 55 Schedule Sub Number: 1 First Name(s): Susannah Last Name(s): Shortland Date of Birth: 08 Aug 1874 Sex: Female Occupation: Domestic Duties At Home Marital Status: Married Schedule: 55 Schedule Sub Number: 2 First Name(s): Iris D Last Name(s): Owens (Shortland) Date of Birth: 07 Nov 1915 Sex: Female Occupation: Nurse Srn Marital Status: Single Schedule: 55 Schedule Sub Number: 3 First Name(s): Iris D Last Name(s): Owens (Shortland) Date of Birth: 07 Nov 1915 Sex: Female Occupation: - Marital Status: - Schedule: 55 Schedule Sub Number: 3 http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=TNA%2FR39%2F7639%2F7639A%2F007%2F09 [S10652] Headstone for Henry Robert Shortland (1326), Henry Robert Shortland (1326) monumental inscription, Courtesy of Lloyd Owens. (Reliability: 3). In Loving Memory of Henry Robert Shortland Born 4th February 1875 Died 9th October 1960 And His Beloved Wife Susanah Shortland Born 6th August 1874 Died 5th December 1960 Also Of Their Beloved Son Wilfred Owen Shortland Born 12th March 1912 Killed in Action over Holland 1940 Aged 28 Years The Lord Is My Shepherd Courtesy of Lloyd Owens [S2310] Birth Certificate for Henry Robert SHORTLAND (01326), Birth Certificate for Henry Robert SHORTLAND (Reliability: 4). [S1021] RG12 Piece 4587 Folio 46 Page 6, (Aberdovey, Merionethshire), RG12 Piece 4587 Folio 46 Page 6 (Reliability: 3). [S10660] British Army Service Records 1760-1915, ((https://findmypast.com)), accessed 7 Feb 2021), British Army Service Records 1760-1915 for Henry Robert SHORTLAND (1326); 24 Aug 1897: 5th Bn Rifle Bde. (Reliability: 3). Extracted from the FindMyPast website, 7/2/2021 British Army Service Records 1760-1915 for Henry Robert SHORTLAND First name(s): Henry Robert Last name: SHORTLAND Birth year: 1875 Birth parish: Islington Birth town: London Birth county: Middlesex Birth country: England Service number: 4468 Regiment: Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) Year: 1897 Attestation date: 24 Aug 1897 Attestation age years: 22 Attestation service number: 4468 Attestation corps: 5th Bn Rifle Bde Document type: Attestation Archive reference: WO 96 Series: Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915 Box: 1273 Box record number: 162 Archive: The National Archives Country: England Record set: British Army Service Records Category: Military, armed forces & conflict Subcategory: Regimental & service records Collections from: Great Britain, England https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM/WO96/1273/1615703&hintId=d61ee3fb-f996-4947-9de4-6120ba173c76&hintsRequestId=766665d6-03ca-4b12-9052-c67fc39427d9 [S5535] Lloyd Owens (Reliability: 3). [S1857] Registration of Deaths, (Ancestry.co.uk), Dec 1960, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, Volume 9c, Page 1076 (Reliability: 3). Henry R. SHORTLAND, Age at death 85 (1875) [S5896] Marriage Certificate for Richard Joseph Shortland and Sarah Gibson (565), Entry 87; Registration District: Islington; 1863. Marriage solemnized at St. Andrew's Church in the Parish of Islington in the County of Middlesex. (Reliability: 4). [S328] Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages, (Ancestry.co.uk), Mar 1863, Islington, Middlesex, Volume 1b, Page 263 (Reliability: 3). [S2262] Una Sanderson (Reliability: 3).