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Household of William Dorkings (born 1841, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, 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 Dorkings and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dorkings, born in 1841 in Stratford, Essex, consisted of 14 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Dorkings, born in 1844 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 10 children; William (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1867 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Edward (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Christmas (born 1870 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), John (born 1876 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1878 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Harriet (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1881 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Henry (born 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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William Dorkings's household

Male

William

Dorkings

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Dorkings

Wife
Male

William

Dorkings

Son
Male

Charles

Dorkings

Son
Male

Edward

Dorkings

Son
Male

Christmas

Dorkings

Son
Female

Alice

Dorkings

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Dorkings

Daughter
Male

John

Dorkings

Son
Male

Henry

Dorkings

Son
Female

Harriet

Dorkings

Daughter
Male

George

Dorkings

Son
Male

George

Lever

Boarder
Male

Henry

Holowell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Dorkings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stratford, Essex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dorkings

Head

Married

40

1841

Stratford, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Dorkings

Wife

Married

37

1844

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

William

Dorkings

Son

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charles

Dorkings

Son

Single

14

1867

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Edward

Dorkings

Son

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Christmas

Dorkings

Son

Single

11

1870

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Dorkings

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Dorkings

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Dorkings

Son

Single

5

1876

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Henry

Dorkings

Son

Single

3

1878

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Dorkings

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

George

Dorkings

Son

Single

0

1881

Hackney, Middlesex, England

George

Lever

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Henry

Holowell

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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