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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-PRETTYW-SHERRINGWADDLETONWADEWADHAMWADMANWADSWORTHWAFFERNWAIGHTWAINWAITEWAKEWAKEHAMWAKELEYWAKELYWAKLEYWALBERNWALBERTONWALBORNWALBORNEWALBOURNEWALBRIDGEWALBURNWALDENWALDRENWALDRONWALESWALKERWALLWALLACEWALLBRIDGEWALLCROFTWALLICEWALLINGFORDWALLISWALLSWALLS-OR-WATTSWALRONDWALSHWALTEN-(?)WALTERWALTERSWALTONWANHILLWANSEYWANSTROCKTWARWARBINWARBURTONWARD

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

Wales households

Walker households

Wall households

Wallace households

Wallbridge households

Wallcroft households

Wallice households

Wallingford households

Wallis households

There were 218 people with this surname in dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Wallis in dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Wallis in dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of John, James, William, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jane, George, Mary, Richard or Charles.

Head of Household

Abraham M

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Ann

Date of Birth

1798

Address

Village Of Southwell Southwell Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Benjamin

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1819

Address

--

People in the house

13

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1844

Address

Chapelhay Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1820

Address

Westerhall Villa

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Elizabeth Selina

Date of Birth

1829

Address

Wollaston Villas

People in the house

6

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1831

Address

Wilford Grove

People in the house

4

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1824

Address

East Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1820

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Harriet

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Harriet

Date of Birth

1856

Address

St Thomas Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1853

Address

\n

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Henry G

Date of Birth

1848

Address

King Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1856

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1815

Address

Cole Lane

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1822

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1829

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1852

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1821

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1832

Address

Lower Bond Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1826

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

10

Head of Household

John S

Date of Birth

1856

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Joseph

Date of Birth

1810

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Josiah

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Keziah

Date of Birth

1826

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Maria

Date of Birth

1821

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1850

Address

Back Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1843

Address

--

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Robert Wm

Date of Birth

1829

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1853

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1838

Address

St Mary Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1817

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1803

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1808

Address

East Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas S

Date of Birth

1831

Address

St Leonards Terrace

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Walter J

Date of Birth

1857

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1835

Address

Burdons Bgs

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1833

Address

High Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

William T

Date of Birth

1802

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William Thos

Date of Birth

1844

Address

--

People in the house

4

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

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