See also
| Name: | Robert Short |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | George Short (1745-1825) |
| Mother: | Mary Hayter (c. 1750-1835) |
| Birth | c. 1780 | Barford St Martin, Wiltshire |
| Census | 1841 (age 60-61) | Living in household of Peter & Maria Clemitson, Suffolk |
| Fact1 | 23 Jan 1844 (age 63-64) | Mentioned in will of Susannah Mist |
| Census | 1851 (age 70-71) | Retired tea dealer, New Canal, Salisbury St Thomas (unmarried) |
| Census | 1861 (age 80-81) | Retired grocer, New Canal, St Thomas, Salisbury, Wilts (unmarried) |
| Death fact | 1869 (age 88-89) | 1869 Mar Qtr, Salisbury, 5a/144 (aged 92) |
| Death | 21 Jan 1869 (age 88-89) | Salisbury, Wiltshire |
13 February 1869. Letters of Administration of the Personal estate and effects of Robert Short late of the City of Salisbury Gentleman a Bachelor deceased who died 21 January 1869 at the City aforesaid were granted at Salisbury to George Short of Springfield near Chelmsford in the County of Essex Gentleman the Brother and only Next of Kin of the said Deceased he having been first sworn. Effects under £14,000.
1 April 1873. Administration of the effects of Robert Short late of the City of Salisbury Gentleman a Bachelor who died 21 January 1869 at Salisbury left unadministered by George Short the Brother only Next of Kin and sole Person entitled was granted at Salisbury to Mary Short of Charford House Overcliffe Gravesend in the County of Kent Widow the Relict and sole Executrix of the Will of the said George Short. Former Grant at Salisbury February 1869. Effects under £8,000.