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Household of William Dorrington (born 1850, Limerick)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Dorrington and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dorrington, born in 1850 in Limerick, Limerick, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Julia Dorrington, born in 1848 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah A (born 1873 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Surrey, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse, Alice Clay, born in 1842 in Horton, Surrey, England.


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William Dorrington's household

Male

William

Dorrington

Head
Female

Julia

Dorrington

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Dorrington

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Dorrington

Son
Male

Infant

Dorrington

Son
Female

Alice

Clay

Nurse
First name(s) William
Last name Dorrington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dorrington

Head

Married

31

1850

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Julia

Dorrington

Wife

Married

33

1848

Gloucestershire, England

Sarah A

Dorrington

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

Ernest

Dorrington

Son

Single

6

1875

Surrey, England

Infant

Dorrington

Son

Single

0

1881

Battersea, Surrey, England

Alice

Clay

Nurse

Widow

39

1842

Horton, Surrey, England

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