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Household of Robert Dorning (born 1797, Lancashire)

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.

Robert Dorning and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Dorning, born in 1797 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dorning, born in 1807 in Wem, Shropshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Robert's Lodger, Mary Louisa (born 1810 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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Robert Dorning's household

Male

Robert

Dorning

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dorning

Wife
Female

Louisa

Hayes

Servant
Female

Mary Louisa

Harvey

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Dorning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Dorning

Head

Married

84

1797

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Dorning

Wife

Married

74

1807

Wem, Shropshire, England

Louisa

Hayes

Servant

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Louisa

Harvey

Lodger

Single

71

1810

Deptford, Kent, England

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