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Household of Charles Gorton (born 1851, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Charles Gorton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Gorton, born in 1851 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Georgina Gorton, born in 1850 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Georgina (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Charles (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Charles's Lodger, William (born 1842 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).


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Charles Gorton's household

Male

Charles

Gorton

Head
Female

Georgina

Gorton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gorton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Gorton

Son
Female

Georgina

Gorton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gorton

Son
Male

Alfred

Gorton

Son
Male

George

Edwards

Lodger
Male

William

Longwell

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Gorton

Head

Married

30

1851

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Georgina

Gorton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Gorton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Gorton

Son

Single

6

1875

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Georgina

Gorton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles

Gorton

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Gorton

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George

Edwards

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William

Longwell

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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