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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

Wales households

Walker households

Wall households

There were 28 people with this surname in dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Wall in dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and C S Civil Guard for men. People with the surname Wall in dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of Charles, Mary, William, Alice, Bessie, Charles F B, Charles W, Charlotte, Edward C or Elizabeth.

Head of Household

Edward C

Date of Birth

1848

Address

Wareham Road

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Garrett

Date of Birth

1824

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1837

Address

Grove

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Jonathan

Date of Birth

1804

Address

Mill Lane

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

3

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