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Household of Alexander Dorward (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Alexander Dorward and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dorward, born in 1843 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary J Dorward, born in 1853 in Collington, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; John W (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Caroline M (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and James W (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Samuel Warn, born in 1860 in Collington, Cornwall, England.


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Alexander Dorward's household

Male

Alexander

Dorward

Head
Female

Mary J

Dorward

Wife
Male

John W

Dorward

Son
Female

Caroline M

Dorward

Daughter
Male

James W

Dorward

Son
Male

Samuel

Warn

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dorward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dorward

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Mary J

Dorward

Wife

Married

28

1853

Collington, Cornwall, England

John W

Dorward

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Caroline M

Dorward

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

James W

Dorward

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Warn

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Collington, Cornwall, England

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