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Household of Edward Gorcham (born 1845, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Edward Gorcham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gorcham, born in 1845 in Norwich, Norfolk, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma Gorcham, born in 1848 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Edward H (born 1870 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Isaac (born 1877 in Bromley, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Canning Town, Essex, England), Henry (born 1879 in Canning Town, Essex, England) and James (born 1880 in Canning Town, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Boarder, Henry Banles, born in 1853 in Canning Town, Essex, England.


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Edward Gorcham's household

Male

Edward

Gorcham

Head
Female

Emma

Gorcham

Wife
Male

Edward H

Gorcham

Son
Male

Isaac

Gorcham

Son
Male

Joseph

Gorcham

Son
Male

Henry

Gorcham

Son
Male

James

Gorcham

Son
Male

Henry

Banles

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gorcham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Norwich, Norfolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gorcham

Head

Married

36

1845

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Emma

Gorcham

Wife

Married

33

1848

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Edward H

Gorcham

Son

Single

11

1870

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Isaac

Gorcham

Son

Single

4

1877

Bromley, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Gorcham

Son

Single

3

1878

Canning Town, Essex, England

Henry

Gorcham

Son

Single

2

1879

Canning Town, Essex, England

James

Gorcham

Son

Single

1

1880

Canning Town, Essex, England

Henry

Banles

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Canning Town, Essex, England

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