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Household of Robert Dorling (born 1840, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dorling, born in 1840 in Bacton, Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Fanny Dorling, born in 1845 in Chigwell, Essex, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1868 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Emily (born 1873 in Walthamstow, Essex, England) and Edith A (born 1878 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, James Pegram, born in 1855 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Robert Dorling's household

Male

Robert

Dorling

Head
Female

Fanny

Dorling

Wife
Male

Robert

Dorling

Son
Female

Emily

Dorling

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Dorling

Daughter
Male

James

Pegram

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dorling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bacton, Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dorling

Head

Married

41

1840

Bacton, Suffolk, England

Fanny

Dorling

Wife

Married

36

1845

Chigwell, Essex, England

Robert

Dorling

Son

Single

13

1868

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Emily

Dorling

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Edith A

Dorling

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Walthamstow, Essex, England

James

Pegram

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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