John Charles Shorten^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1851 - 1924  (72 years)

• Name	John Charles Shorten
  Born	6 Jun 1851	Parish Shadwell, Middlesex, London, England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10]
  		John Shorten Birth Record England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Shadwell, Middlesex, England   [1]
  		1861 England Census
  Residence	1871	Woolwich, Kent, England   [7]
  		1871 England Census
  Immigration Year	1873  [2]
  Residence	1891	Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada   [6]
  		1891 Census of Canada
  Residence	1901	Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  		1901 Census of Canada
  Residence	1911	Ogden, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  		1911 Census of Canada
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Guysboro North, Antigonish and Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada   [10]
  		1921 Census of Canada
  _FSFTID	LVM4-QTB
  _UID	2E3D14C6DFD249E1BEA9930F23F2E86C92C0
  Died	3 Jun 1924	Roachvale, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada   [9, 11]
  		John C. Shorten Death Certificate
  Buried	Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Person ID	I2392	McPherson History
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	John Shorten,   b. Abt 1818, Ireland ,   d. 23 Mar 1874, Poplar, London, England  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Margaret Donovan,   b. 1820, Cork, Ireland, United Kingdom ,   d. 5 May 1882, Poplar, London, England  (Age 62 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1839	Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, England
  		London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
  Family ID	F672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Walsh,   b. 16 Jul 1850, Salmon River or Ogden, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1914, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1874	St. Mary's Basilica, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [8, 12, 13]
  		John Shorten - Alice Walsh Marriage Record
  Children	1. John William Shorten,   b. 4 Jul 1877, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1933, Ogden, Guysborough, Canada  (Age 56 years)   2. Alice Margaret Shorten,   b. 1 Jan 1879, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1943  (Age 64 years)   3. Mary Catherine Shorten,   b. 28 Aug 1880, Bermuda ,   d. 22 Apr 1936, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 55 years)   4. Fredrick Charles Shorten,   b. 24 Aug 1884, Gibraltar ,   d. 25 Aug 1919, New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 35 years)   5. Edward Shorten,   b. 1887, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		John Charles Shorten
  		John and Alice Shorten

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1861 England Census
  		1901 Census of Canada
  		1891 Census of Canada
  		1871 England Census
  		1911 Census of Canada
  		1921 Census of Canada
  		England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
  		John C. Shorten Death Certificate
  		John Shorten - Alice Walsh Marriage Record

  
  

• Notes

  John Charles Shorten was attested at Woolwhich, on August 3, 1868. he Served 21 years with the Royal Artillery and achieved the Rand of Gunner. He served abroad for 8 years and 51 days of his service in two periods of limited engagement. His commanding officer noted his conduct and character to be exemplary. He achieved a 4th class school certificate and was also a Blacksmith. His service # is 19993

  
  

• Sources

  [S328] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 283; Folio: 37; Page: 26; GSU roll: 542606. 1861 England Census [S319] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia; Page: 19; Family No: 180. 1901 Census of Canada [S316] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree. [S329] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915. John Shorten Birth Record England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 [S320] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Guysborough, Nova Scotia; Page: 4; Family No: 36. 1911 Census of Canada [S318] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6313; Family No: 140. 1891 Census of Canada [S326] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 780; Folio: 60; Page: 27; GSU roll: 824735. 1871 England Census [S340] Nova Scotia, Canada, Marriages, 1763-1935. [S317] Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1960. [S370] 1921 Census of Canada. 1921 Census of Canada [S482] Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-MCFQ. John C. Shorten Death Certificate [S327] Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949, index. [S344] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, Registration Year: 1874 - Book: 1816 - Page: 70 - Number: 287.