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Household of William Way (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beaminster, Dorset, 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 Way and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Way, born in 1842 in Bradpole, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary E Way, born in 1844 in Ilminster, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Lionel D P (born 1874 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Ethel M (born 1877 in Beaminster, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1810 in Netherbury, Dorset, England) and William's Servant, Fanny (born 1866 in Beaminster, Dorset, England).


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William Way's household

Male

William

Way

Head
Female

Mary E

Way

Wife
Male

Lionel D P

Way

Son
Female

Ethel M

Way

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Travers

Servant
Female

Fanny

Bartlett

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Way
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bradpole, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Way

Head

Married

39

1842

Bradpole, Dorset, England

Mary E

Way

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ilminster, Somerset, England

Lionel D P

Way

Son

Single

7

1874

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Ethel M

Way

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Beaminster, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Travers

Servant

Single

71

1810

Netherbury, Dorset, England

Fanny

Bartlett

Servant

Single

15

1866

Beaminster, Dorset, England

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