Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Henry Dunning (born 1838, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Henry Dunning and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Dunning, born in 1838 in Maiden Newton, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Dunning, born in 1848 in Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Percy (born 1869 in Dorset, England) and Amy (born 1873 in Charminster, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Henry's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Littlebredy, Dorset, England), William Henry's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Netherbury, Dorset, England) and William Henry's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Dorset, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Henry Dunning's household

Male

William Henry

Dunning

Head
Female

Mary

Dunning

Wife
Male

Percy

Dunning

Son
Female

Amy

Dunning

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Beale

Servant
Female

Jane

Saunders

Servant
Female

Emily

Paine

Servant
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Dunning
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Dunning

Head

Married

43

1838

Maiden Newton, Dorset, England

Mary

Dunning

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dorset, England

Percy

Dunning

Son

Single

12

1869

Dorset, England

Amy

Dunning

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Charminster, Dorset, England

Sarah

Beale

Servant

Single

25

1856

Littlebredy, Dorset, England

Jane

Saunders

Servant

Single

20

1861

Netherbury, Dorset, England

Emily

Paine

Servant

Single

20

1861

Dorset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Henry Dunning in Dorchester in 1881, and follow the Dunning family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Henry Dunning

We’ve found William Henry Dunning in 147 family trees. Find out more about William Henry Dunning's household and view the Dunning family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census