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DORY

Dory in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

14

0.0005

3.8802

Wiltshire

7

0.0027

21.9367

Yorkshire

6

0.0002

1.6781

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

3

0.0014

11.5031

Warwickshire

1

0.0001

1.0990

Lanarkshire

1

0.0001

0.8570

Staffordshire

1

0.0001

0.8211

Surrey

1

0.0001

0.5688

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

9.3545

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

2.0563

Worcestershire

1

0.0003

2.1222

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Ratcliffe London

London

8

0.0496

402.0101

Bradford On Avon

Wiltshire

7

0.0846

686.2745

Keighley

Yorkshire

6

0.0194

157.4803

Islington London

London

3

0.0011

8.5788

Llanvihangel Llantarnam

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

2

0.0497

400.0000

St George Martyr London

London

2

0.0338

273.9726

Birmingham

Warwickshire

1

0.0004

3.2982

Christchurch

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0153

123.4568

Fulham London

London

1

0.0024

19.1205

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

1

0.0006

4.8263

Kingswinford

Staffordshire

1

0.0028

22.6244

Lambeth

Surrey

1

0.0004

3.1786

St Helier

Channel Islands

1

0.0035

28.7356

Standard Hill

Nottinghamshire

1

0.1066

833.3333

Yardley

Worcestershire

1

0.0102

82.6446

Top male forenames

John Dory
William Dory
Edward Dory
George Dory
Joseph Dory
Henry Dory
Richard Dory
Robinson Dory
Thomas Dory

Top female forenames

Jane Dory
Mary Dory
Alice Dory
Ann Dory
Caroline Dory
Catherine Dory
Eliza Dory
Emily Dory
Glara Dory
Harriet Dory
Nancy Dory
Polly Dory
Rebecca Dory

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer (Farm)
General Serv
Van Boy (Car Man)
Shoe Finisher
Servant
Nurse Domestic
Managing Law Clerk
Labourer
Bricklayer
Domestic Servant
Domestic Cook
Comm Traveler
Coal Whipper (Lab)
Coal Porter
Clerks Wife
Clerk