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Household of William Dorsey (born 1817, Clare)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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 Dorsey and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dorsey, born in 1817 in Clare, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Dorsey, born in 1831 in Clare, Ireland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John Willy (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Unm, Eliza (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Ireland).
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William Dorsey's household
William
Dorsey
Head
Margaret
Dorsey
Wife
Mary
Dorsey
Daughter
Eliza
Dorsey
Unm
John Willy
Dorsey
Son
Mary Ann
Chisly
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Dorsey |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 64 |
| Birth year | 1817 |
| Birth place | Clare, Ireland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Dorsey | Head | Married | 64 | 1817 | Clare, Ireland | |
Margaret | Dorsey | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Clare, Ireland | |
Mary | Dorsey | Daughter | Single | 23 | 1858 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Eliza | Dorsey | Unm | Single | 19 | 1862 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
John Willy | Dorsey | Son | Single | 7 | 1874 | Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | |
Mary Ann | Chisly | Boarder | Single | 19 | 1862 | Ireland |
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