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Household of Thomas Dorsey (born 1829)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Dorsey and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Dorsey, born in 1829 in , consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Dorsey, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1867 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Andrew (born 1875 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England), Matthias (born 1878 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) and Martin (born 1880 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Mark (born 1853 in Ireland), Thomas's Visitor, John (born 1851 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland) and Thomas's Visitor, Isaac (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Dorsey's household

Male

Thomas

Dorsey

Head
Female

Mary

Dorsey

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dorsey

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Dorsey

Son
Male

Andrew

Dorsey

Son
Male

Matthias

Dorsey

Son
Male

Martin

Dorsey

Son
Male

Mark

Kenny

Boarder
Male

John

Litton

Visitor
Male

Isaac

Denison

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Dorsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Dorsey

Head

Married

52

1829

Ireland

Mary

Dorsey

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary Ann

Dorsey

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Thomas

Dorsey

Son

Single

10

1871

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Andrew

Dorsey

Son

Single

6

1875

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Matthias

Dorsey

Son

Single

3

1878

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Martin

Dorsey

Son

Single

1

1880

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Mark

Kenny

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

John

Litton

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Isaac

Denison

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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