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Household of Edward Gorse (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, 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 Gorse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Gorse, born in 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Esther Gorse, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Brother-In-Law, Robert Sharples, born in 1857 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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Edward Gorse's household

Male

Edward

Gorse

Head
Female

Esther

Gorse

Wife
Male

Robert

Sharples

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary A

Sharples

Wife
First name(s) Edward
Last name Gorse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Gorse

Head

Married

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Esther

Gorse

Wife

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sharples

Brother-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Sharples

Wife

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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