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Dorset in the 1881 Census

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Surnames starting with W

In the 1881 Census for dorset, there were 14541 people with surnames starting with 'W' in dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people in dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. The most common surnames beginning with 'W' in dorset in 1881 were White, Williams, Warren, Watts, Way, Wills, Wareham, Whittle, Wright and Wheeler. People with the most common surnames in dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of William, John, Elizabeth, George, Mary, Charles, James, Thomas, Sarah or Jane.

Most common surnames beginning with 'W' in dorset in 1881:

W R Pretty households

W Sherring households

Waddleton households

Wade households

Wadham households

Wadman households

Wadsworth households

Waffern households

Waight households

Wain households

Waite households

Wake households

Wakeham households

Wakeley households

Wakely households

There were 109 people with this surname in Dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Wakely in Dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Wakely in Dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of John, Sarah, Charles, Elizabeth, Mary, Caroline, Emily, George, Jane or Matthew.

Head of Household

Ann

Date of Birth

1812

Address

South Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Arthur

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Hursey Village

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Caroline

Date of Birth

1821

Address

The Village

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1842

Address

Hamlet Of Morcombe

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Daniel C

Date of Birth

1843

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1821

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1805

Address

West Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Frederick G

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1821

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Henry J Coombe

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Isaac

Date of Birth

1834

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1834

Address

Norway Lane

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1809

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1853

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1802

Address

Clay Lane

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Joseph

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Mary

Date of Birth

1811

Address

The Village

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Matthew

Date of Birth

1828

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Nathanoel

Date of Birth

1836

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1823

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Ruth

Date of Birth

1863

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Melpash Court

People in the house

2

Wakley households

Walbern households

Walberton households

Walborn households

Walborne households

Walbourne households

Walbridge households

Walburn households

Walden households

Waldren households

Waldron households

Wales households

Walker households

Wall households

Wallace households

Wallbridge households

Wallcroft households

Wallice households

Wallingford households

Wallis households

Walls households

Walls Or Watts households

Walrond households

Walsh households

Walten (?) households

Walter households

Walters households

Walton households

Wanhill households

Wansey households

Wanstrockt households

War households

Warbin households

Warburton households

Ward households