Dorchester Family History
Dorchester Name Meaning
English: habitational name either from Dorchester in Oxfordshire or
Dorchester, county seat of Dorset. Both are named with a Celtic name,
respectively Dorcic and Durnovaria, + Old English
ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’. dktent, KH.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Dorchester
Name Distribution of Dorchester Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Dorchester families
 5 - 7  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Dorchester census records
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Dorchester Family Origin
Dorchester Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Dorchester Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Dorchester census records
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Military Service by Dorchester
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