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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

Waldren households

Waldron households

There were 13 people with this surname in Dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Waldron in Dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Chimney Sweep for men. People with the surname Waldron in Dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of Anna, John, Ann, Anna Bessie, Ethel, Fanny, George, James, Martha or Mary.

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1831

Address

Chapel Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1857

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1818

Address

Burton Bradstock Village Street

People in the house

5

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