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Household of John Dorning (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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.

John Dorning and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dorning, born in 1825 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dorning, born in 1827 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1865 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Dter, Nancy (born 1858 in Outwood, Lancashire, England) and John's Dter, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Outwood, Lancashire, England).


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John Dorning's household

Male

John

Dorning

Head
Female

Hannah

Dorning

Wife
Female

Nancy

Dorning

Dter
Female

Elizabeth

Dorning

Dter
Male

James

Dorning

Son
Male

Richard

Dorning

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Dorning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dorning

Head

Married

56

1825

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dorning

Wife

Married

54

1827

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Dorning

Dter

Single

23

1858

Outwood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dorning

Dter

Single

21

1860

Outwood, Lancashire, England

James

Dorning

Son

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Dorning

Son

Single

16

1865

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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