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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

Wakley households

Walbern households

Walberton households

Walborn households

Walborne households

Walbourne households

Walbridge households

Walburn households

Walden households

There were 115 people with this surname in Dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Walden in Dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Walden in Dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of George, Jane, Alice, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Josiah, Maria, Robert, William or Alfred.

Head of Household

Albert

Date of Birth

1843

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Charlotte

Date of Birth

1818

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Edward L

Date of Birth

1813

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Lower Green

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Ellen

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Frances

Date of Birth

1838

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Francis

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Cuckhold Corner

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1827

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Joseph C

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Josiah

Date of Birth

1873

Address

Old Orchard Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Josiah

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Packers Hill

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Maria

Date of Birth

1827

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Matthew H

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1822

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1826

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Thomas W

Date of Birth

1841

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1827

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1838

Address

--

People in the house

7

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