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Henry Robert Shortland , 1875–1960 (aged 85 years)

Name
Henry Robert /Shortland/
Given names
Henry Robert
Surname
Shortland
Name
/Harry/
Surname
Harry
Birth

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Registration

Volume 1b, Page 310

Military Service

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Occupation

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Residence

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Registration

Volume 9c, Page 1076

Shared note

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.