Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Dark (born 1846, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

William Dark and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dark, born in 1846 in Chardstock, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Francis Ann Dark, born in 1843 in Yapton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Charles Moris (born 1871 in Sussex, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Nuthurst, Sussex, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Horsham, Sussex, England), Rose (born 1876 in Horsham, Sussex, England), William (born 1878 in Steyning, Sussex, England) and Alice (born 1880 in Petworth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, George Parker, born in 1846 in Devon, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Dark's household

Male

William

Dark

Head
Female

Francis Ann

Dark

Wife
Male

Charles Moris

Dark

Son
Male

Arthur

Dark

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dark

Daughter
Female

Rose

Dark

Daughter
Male

William

Dark

Son
Female

Alice

Dark

Daughter
Male

George

Parker

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Chardstock, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dark

Head

Married

35

1846

Chardstock, Dorset, England

Francis Ann

Dark

Wife

Married

38

1843

Yapton, Sussex, England

Charles Moris

Dark

Son

Single

10

1871

Sussex, England

Arthur

Dark

Son

Single

8

1873

Nuthurst, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Dark

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Horsham, Sussex, England

Rose

Dark

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Horsham, Sussex, England

William

Dark

Son

Single

3

1878

Steyning, Sussex, England

Alice

Dark

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Petworth, Sussex, England

George

Parker

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Dark in Steyning in 1881, and follow the Dark family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Dark

We’ve found William Dark in 120 family trees. Find out more about William Dark's household and view the Dark family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census