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Household of Thomas Dorritty (born 1838, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Thomas Dorritty and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dorritty, born in 1838 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dorritty, born in 1841 in Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Stephen (born 1865 in Devonport, Devon, England), Thomas (born 1868 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Ellen (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Rose (born 1866 in At Sea), Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1832 in Barnstaple, Devon, England), Thomas's Lodger Head, Alexander (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Lodger Wife, Alice M (born 1853 in Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Kate (born 1859 in Brompton, Kent, England).


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Thomas Dorritty's household

Male

Thomas

Dorritty

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dorritty

Wife
Male

Stephen

Dorritty

Son
Male

Thomas

Dorritty

Son
Female

Ellen

Dorritty

Daughter
Female

Rose

Cunningham

Servant
Male

George

Wilkins

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Robinson

Lodger Head
Female

Alice M

Robinson

Lodger Wife
Female

Kate

Evans

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dorritty
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dorritty

Head

Married

43

1838

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Dorritty

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cornwall, England

Stephen

Dorritty

Son

Single

16

1865

Devonport, Devon, England

Thomas

Dorritty

Son

Single

13

1868

Devonport, Devon, England

Ellen

Dorritty

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Rose

Cunningham

Servant

Single

15

1866

At Sea

George

Wilkins

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Barnstaple, Devon, England

Alexander

Robinson

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice M

Robinson

Lodger Wife

Married

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

Kate

Evans

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Brompton, Kent, England

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