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Household of Henry Gorse (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Henry Gorse and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gorse, born in 1843 in Orrell, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gorse, born in 1851 in Mere, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Emma, born 1877 in Orrell, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Martha (born 1811 in Alderley, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, Samuel (born 1859 in Africa) and Henry's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Orrell, Lancashire, England).


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Henry Gorse's household

Male

Henry

Gorse

Head
Female

Eliza

Gorse

Wife
Female

Mary Emma

Gorse

Daughter
Female

Martha

Gorse

Mother
Male

Samuel

Ronald

Servant
Male

Charles

Hulme

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gorse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Orrell, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gorse

Head

Married

38

1843

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Gorse

Wife

Married

30

1851

Mere, Cheshire, England

Mary Emma

Gorse

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Martha

Gorse

Mother

Widow

70

1811

Alderley, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Ronald

Servant

Single

22

1859

Africa

Charles

Hulme

Servant

Single

18

1863

Orrell, Lancashire, England

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