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Dorset in the 1881 Census

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Surnames starting with A

In the 1881 Census for dorset, there were 5521 people with surnames starting with 'A' 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 'A' in dorset in 1881 were Andrews, Allen, Adams, Arnold, Abbott, Atkins, Attwooll, Amey, Ackerman and Ayles. People with the most common surnames in dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of William, John, George, Elizabeth, Mary, Jane, Charles, Thomas, Sarah or James.

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

A Court households

A'barrow households

A'court households

Abbey households

Abbot households

Abbott households

There were 322 people with this surname in Dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Abbott in Dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Abbott in Dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of William, Elizabeth, John, Sarah, George, James, Mary, Henry, Jane or Ellen.

Head of Household

Alfred

Date of Birth

1843

Address

--

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Andrew

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Ann

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Gloucester Row

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1823

Address

Lukes Lane

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Lennox Street Park Estate

People in the house

3

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1836

Address

--

People in the house

12

Head of Household

Earnest L

Date of Birth

1857

Address

Russell Place

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1845

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1853

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Edward

Date of Birth

1822

Address

Village

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Edwin

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Elias

Date of Birth

1850

Address

Adams Green

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Eliza

Date of Birth

1823

Address

St Nicholas Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1828

Address

St Albans Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1825

Address

Longs Court

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Emily

Date of Birth

1847

Address

South Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Emma

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Bimport Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Esther Jane

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Francis

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Poole Road

People in the house

4

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1814

Address

Village

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Henry W

Date of Birth

1822

Address

West Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Honor

Date of Birth

1830

Address

Crescent Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1824

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1812

Address

Church Road

People in the house

1

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1831

Address

Rax Lane

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Jesse

Date of Birth

1838

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Jesse

Date of Birth

1820

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1844

Address

Preston Hill

People in the house

9

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1841

Address

--

People in the house

11

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1835

Address

--

People in the house

12

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1846

Address

East Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Joseph P

Date of Birth

1826

Address

Bulls Head Yard

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Mary

Date of Birth

1829

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Mary

Date of Birth

1843

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Mary A

Date of Birth

1830

Address

High Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Mary Ellen

Date of Birth

1844

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Richard

Date of Birth

1802

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1849

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1824

Address

Adber Road

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1827

Address

Yeovil Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1841

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1837

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Sarah

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Adams Green

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Simeon

Date of Birth

1814

Address

Castle Terrace South Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Spence

Date of Birth

1827

Address

West Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1823

Address

Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Hardwick Cottages Hardwick Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Walter

Date of Birth

1849

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Wareham Road

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1841

Address

--

People in the house

12

Abbotts households

Abercrombie households

Able households

Aborne households

Abrahall households

Abraham households

Abram households

Aburrow households

Ackerman households

Acott households

Acourt households

Acton households

Acutt households

Adams households

Addison households

Adey households

Adgson households

Adlam households

Adlem households

Adlom households

Adlum households

Afamay households

Agicehon households

Agland households

Ahearn households

Ahern households

Ailes households

Ailles households

Ainsworth households

Aish households

Aitkin households

Akerman households

Albin households

Aldridge households

Alesworth households

Alexander households

Alford households

Alfray households

Aling households

Alington households

Alison households

Allan households

Allard households

Allardyce households