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Household of George Gorfett (born 1832, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

George Gorfett and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Gorfett, born in 1832 in Plymouth, Devon, consisted of 6 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Gorfett, born in 1828 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Bessie (born 1859 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Elizabeth (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Harriett Ralph, born in 1816 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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George Gorfett's household

Male

George

Gorfett

Head
Female

Mary

Gorfett

Wife
Female

Bessie

Gorfett

Daughter
Male

William

Gorfett

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gorfett

Daughter
Female

Harriett

Ralph

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Gorfett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Plymouth, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Gorfett

Head

Married

49

1832

Plymouth, Devon, England

Mary

Gorfett

Wife

Married

53

1828

London, Middlesex, England

Bessie

Gorfett

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Gorfett

Son

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Gorfett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harriett

Ralph

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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