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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

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

There were 127 people with this surname in dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Ward in dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Ward in dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of John, Elizabeth, William, Mary, Ann, Charlotte, Emily, George, Henry or James.

Head of Household

Ann

Date of Birth

1833

Address

West Fordington

People in the house

0

Head of Household

Edwin

Date of Birth

1835

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Eliza Arnold

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Pulteney Bdgs

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Elizabeth A

Date of Birth

1828

Address

Union Place

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Ellen

Date of Birth

1829

Address

Bridge Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Emily

Date of Birth

1842

Address

South Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Fredrick

Date of Birth

1853

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1812

Address

King Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1812

Address

Barrack Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Harriett

Date of Birth

1815

Address

South Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Henry Chas Senr

Date of Birth

1824

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Henry George

Date of Birth

1851

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

J H Rev

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Providence Court

People in the house

7

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Providence Court

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Jane C

Date of Birth

1817

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1840

Address

--

People in the house

10

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1846

Address

--

People in the house

9

Head of Household

John C

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Alma Terrace

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Joseph

Date of Birth

1810

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Bradpole Road

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1816

Address

Barrack Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1820

Address

Gundry Lane

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1822

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Walter J

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1840

Address

King Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1853

Address

--

People in the house

2

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