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Joseph Short                                   1858-1917
Joseph was born about 1853, the son of George Short and Martha Young, at Bishopwearmouth, County Durham. He married Dorothy Thompson Tully.

Dorothy Thompson Tully               1861-1916
Dorothy was born on 21 May 1861, the daughter of John and Margaret Tully, at Monkwearmouth, County Durham..
I have identified the following children.
Joseph Short
  Dora Tully Born abt 1888   Sunderland Married Ford Stafford Jopling
Joseph Greenwall Born 23 Apr 1892   Sunderland Died in Infancy
Elsie Martha Born 19 Nov 1893   Sunderland Died in Infancy
Edith Margaret Born 2 Feb 1895   Sunderland Married George Forsyth

Birth of Parents
Joseph Short b: abt 1858               Bishopwearmouth       1858 2Q Sunderland 10a 401
son of George Short and Martha Young

Dorothy Thompson Tully b: 21 May 1861         Monkwearmouth       1861 2Q Sunderland 10a 5-483
daughter of John and Margaret Tully

Marriage
1887
Joseph Short
Dorothy Thompson Tully
Sunderland       1887 2Q Sunderland 10a 705

Children
Dora Tully Short b: abt 1888               Sunderland       1888 2Q Sunderland 10a 632
daughter of Joseph Short and Dorothy Thompson Tully

1891 Census RG12-4134 6 April 1891 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
6 Cloisters
Joseph Short
Dorothy T. (Wife)
Dora T.
Plus 2 Servants
Age 33
Age 29
Age 3
Shipbuilder Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1858
21 May 1861
abt 1888

Joseph Greenwall Short b: 23 Apr 1892  c: 19 May 1892   Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth   1892 2Q Sunderland 10a 691
son of Joseph Short and Dorothy Thompson Tully, The Cloisters   1892 2Q Sunderland 10a 340
Elsie Martha Short b: 19 Nov 1893  c: 19 Nov 1893   Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth   1893 4Q Sunderland 10a 628
daughter of Joseph Short and Dorothy Thompson Tully, The Cloisters
1893 4Q Sunderland 10a 692
Edith Margaret Short b: 2 Feb 1895     Sunderland   1895 1Q Sunderland 10a 675
daughter of Joseph Short and Dorothy Thompson Tully

1901 Census RG13-4716 1 April 1901 Sunderland, County Durham
Sea View, Roker Road
Joseph Short
Dorothy (Wife)
Dorothy
Edith
Age 43
Age 39
Age 12
Age 6
Shipbuilder Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1858
21 May 1861
abt 1888
abt 1894

1911 Census RG14-30148 3 April 1911 Sunderland, County Durham
Sea View
Joseph Short
Dorothy Thompson (Wife)
Dora Tully
Edith Margaret
Plus 3 Servants
Age 53
Age 49
Age 22
Age 16
Shipbuilder Ford
Fulwell
Bishopwearmouth
Bishopwearmouth
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1858
21 May 1861
abt 1888
abt 1894

Death
Dorothy Thompson (Tully) Short Died 7 May 1916  Sea View, Ryhope Road       1916 2Q Sunderland 10a 698
Burial 9 May 1916, Sunderland Cemetery, Grangetown

DURHAM   26 Jun 1916                         Probate
SHORT, Dorothy Thompson,, of Sea View, Sunderland (wife of Joseph Short), died 7 May 1916, Administration Durham, 26 June, to the said Joseph Short, shipbuilder.   Effects £36,778 7s.

Death
Joseph Short Died 13 May 1917, Age 59,  Sea View, Ryhope Road       1917 2Q Sunderland 10a 662
Burial 15 May 1917, Sunderland Cemetery, Grangetown

LONDON   27 Sep 1917                         Probate
SHORT, Joseph, of Sea View, Ryhope-road, Sunderland, died 13 May 1917, Probate London 27 September, to Thomas Smart Short, shipbuilder, Edmund Cotton, bank manager, and Herbert Salisbury Squance, accountant.   Effects £305,910 18s.

SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOSEPH SHORT, J.P.
WHO DIED 13th MAY 1917
AGED 59 YEARS

ALSO

DOROTHY THOMPSON SHORT
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 7th MAY 1916
AGED 65 YEARS
SUNDERLAND CEMETERY
PHOTO BY JIM TILT
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOSEPH SHORT, J.P.
WHO DIED 13th MAY 1917
AGED 59 YEARS

ALSO

DOROTHY THOMPSON SHORT
WIFE OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 7th MAY 1916
AGED 65 YEARS
SUNDERLAND CEMETERY
PHOTO BY JIM TILT
SPECIAL THANKS  to Jim Tilt, of Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England, for the cemetery photo provided above..