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Household of Robert Dorling (born 1844, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

Robert Dorling and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dorling, born in 1844 in Ashfield, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriet Dorling, born in 1846 in Ashfield, Suffolk, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1869 in Ashfield, Suffolk, England), Harriet (born 1870 in Ashfield, Suffolk, England), Eliza (born 1872 in Ashfield, Suffolk, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, William (born 1862 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England) and Robert's Lodger, James (born 1817 in Ashfield, Suffolk, England).


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Robert Dorling's household

Male

Robert

Dorling

Head
Female

Harriet

Dorling

Wife
Male

Charles

Dorling

Son
Female

Harriet

Dorling

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Dorling

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dorling

Son
Male

Arthur

Dorling

Son
Male

William

Cack

Lodger
Male

James

Peak

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dorling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Ashfield, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dorling

Head

Married

37

1844

Ashfield, Suffolk, England

Harriet

Dorling

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ashfield, Suffolk, England

Charles

Dorling

Son

Single

12

1869

Ashfield, Suffolk, England

Harriet

Dorling

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Ashfield, Suffolk, England

Eliza

Dorling

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Ashfield, Suffolk, England

Ernest

Dorling

Son

Single

6

1875

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Arthur

Dorling

Son

Single

4

1877

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

William

Cack

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

James

Peak

Lodger

Widower

64

1817

Ashfield, Suffolk, England

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