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Dorset in the 1881 Census

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Surnames starting with P

In the 1881 Census for dorset, there were 12293 people with surnames starting with 'P' in dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people in dorset in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. The most common surnames beginning with 'P' in dorset in 1881 were Pearce, Parsons, Phillips, Palmer, Pike, Pitman, Parker, Pope, Payne and Paul. People with the most common surnames in dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of William, Elizabeth, John, George, Mary, James, Charles, Sarah, Henry or Jane.

Most common surnames beginning with 'P' in dorset in 1881:

Pace households

Packard households

Packer households

Paddick households

Paddock households

Padfield households

Padgett households

Padley households

Pagan households

Page households

Paget households

Paice households

Pain households

Pain? households

Paine households

Painly households

Painter households

Paley households

Palk households

Pallan households

Palmer households

Panchen households

Panett Or Parrett households

Pankhurst households

Panton households

Pape households

Pardey households

Pardy households

Parfet households

Parfett households

Parfit households

Parfitt households

Pargeter households

Parham households

Park households

Parke households

Parker households

Parkham households

Parkhouse households

Parkinson households

Parkman households

Parks households

Parmiter households

Parnell households

Parr households

Parrett households

Parris households

Parrott households

Parry households

Parson households

There were 18 people with this surname in Dorset in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Parson in Dorset in 1881 were Glover for women and Labr for men. People with the surname Parson in Dorset in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of William, Agnes, Agnes R, Amy L, Ann, Arthur R, Bessie, Elizabeth, Ellen or George.

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1840

Address

Church Hill Yard

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1811

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Samuel L

Date of Birth

1837

Address

Gold Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1817

Address

Silk Lane

People in the house

7