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Household of Henry Dorcas (born 1841, Cork)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Dorcas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Dorcas, born in 1841 in Cork, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Catherine Dorcas, born in 1836 in Cork, Ireland. They had 4 children; Caroline (born 1866 in Ireland), Joseph (born 1870 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Selina (born 1872 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Dorcas's household

Male

Henry

Dorcas

Head
Female

Catherine

Dorcas

Wife
Female

Caroline

Dorcas

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Dorcas

Son
Female

Selina

Dorcas

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dorcas

Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Dorcas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cork, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Dorcas

Head

Married

40

1841

Cork, Ireland

Catherine

Dorcas

Wife

Married

45

1836

Cork, Ireland

Caroline

Dorcas

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ireland

Joseph

Dorcas

Son

Single

11

1870

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Selina

Dorcas

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dorcas

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

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