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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

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

There were 31 people with this surname in Dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Adlam in Dorset in 1881 were Shepherd Dau for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Adlam in Dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of George, Henry, Emily, Louisa, William, Alice, Bertie, Charles, Eli or Elizabeth.

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1856

Address

Church Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1853

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Nehemiah

Date of Birth

1829

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Tom

Date of Birth

1852

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

7

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