Robert Shortess ^{159,207,215,262,267,268,269,270,271,272,273,274,275}

  Research Notes:

Note that as per the 1881 census shown below, that after the death of Robert Shortess and Bridget (Keating) Shortess and of Bridget (O'Dey) Shortess, two of their children (James and Christiana Shortess) are now living with their uncle Patrick and aunt Margaret (Fitzgerald) Keating. jca

Two other children (Mary and Robert) are living with the aunt Marguerite (Shortess) and uncle Octave Julien family in 1881.

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1881Census Place:Champlain Ward, Quebec, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Source:FHL Film 1375847 NAC C-13211 Dist 79 SubDist K Div 2 Page 56 Family 339
SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace

Patrick KEATINGMM53EnglishIreland
Religion:Catholic
Margret KEATINGFM43IrishIreland
Religion:Catholic
James SHORTESM21IrishQ <Quebec>
Occ:LaborerReligion:Catholic
Christinia SHORTESF12IrishQ <Quebec>
Religion:Catholic
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1871 census, Champlain Ward, division B-3, page 54, film C-10095

Shortice, Robert, age 40, born Scotland, C. of Scotland, Laborer
", Bridget, age 38, born Ireland, Catholic
", Margaret, age 17, born Québec
", John, age 15, born Québec
", Ellen, age 15, born Québec
", Mary, age 14, born Québec
", James, age 10, born Québec
", Robert, age 1/12, born Québec

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: mariner, 1851, Québec, P.Q. ²⁶⁷

• Occupation: laborer, 1858, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. ²⁶⁹

• Occupation: laborer, 1860, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. ²⁷⁰

• Residence: labourer, 1861, Quebec, Quebec. ²⁰⁷

• Occupation: stevedore, 1862, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. ²⁷¹

• Occupation: laborer, 1869, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. ²⁷³

• Occupation: Labourer, 1871, Quebec, Quebec. ²¹⁵

• Residence, 1874, Diamond Harbour, Parish of St. Patrick. ²⁶²

Robert married Bridget Keating, daughter of Richard Keating and Mary Murphy, on 5 Aug 1851 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Québec, P.Q..²⁶⁷ (Bridget Keating was born about 1833 in Ireland,^207,275,277 died on 3 May 1864 in St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec ^276,278 and was buried on 5 May 1864 in St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec ²⁷⁸.)

Robert next married Bridget O'Dey. (Bridget O'Dey was born about 1833 in Ireland,²¹⁵ died on 30 Oct 1872 in Québec ²⁷⁹ and was buried on 6 Nov 1872 in St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec ²⁷⁹.)