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Household of William Dorward (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 Dorward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dorward, born in 1845 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Dorward, born in 1842 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary Ann (born 1869 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1876 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Dorward's household

Male

William

Dorward

Head
Female

Jane

Dorward

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Dorward

Daughter
Male

William

Dorward

Son
Male

James

Dorward

Son
Female

Jessie

Dorward

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Dorward

Son
Male

George

Dorward

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Dorward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dorward

Head

Married

36

1845

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Dorward

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Dorward

Daughter

-

12

1869

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Dorward

Son

-

10

1871

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Dorward

Son

-

7

1874

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Dorward

Daughter

-

5

1876

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Dorward

Son

-

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Dorward

Son

-

0

1881

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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