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Household of William Dolphin (born 1843, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

William Dolphin and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dolphin, born in 1843 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Dolphin, born in 1842 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 7 children; Emily L (born 1868 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland), Hannah (born 1871 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Selenia (born 1874 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), James (born 1876 in Horncliffe, Kent, England), Ellen C (born 1878 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Albert E (born 1880 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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William Dolphin's household

Male

William

Dolphin

Head
Female

Ellen

Dolphin

Wife
Female

Emily L

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Selenia

Dolphin

Daughter
Male

James

Dolphin

Son
Female

Ellen C

Dolphin

Daughter
Male

Albert E

Dolphin

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dolphin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dolphin

Head

Married

38

1843

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ellen

Dolphin

Wife

Married

39

1842

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emily L

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Hannah

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Elizabeth

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Selenia

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

James

Dolphin

Son

Single

5

1876

Horncliffe, Kent, England

Ellen C

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Canterbury, Kent, England

Albert E

Dolphin

Son

Single

1

1880

Canterbury, Kent, England

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