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Household of James Edwin Gorton (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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.

James Edwin Gorton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Edwin Gorton, born in 1855 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James Edwin was the head of the household, married to Margaret Alice Gorton, born in 1858 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Joseph Gerrard, born 1881 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James Edwin's Brother In Law, Alfred (born 1855 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England) and James Edwin's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1862 in Kearsley, Lancashire, England).


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James Edwin Gorton's household

Male

James Edwin

Gorton

Head
Female

Margaret Alice

Gorton

Wife
Male

Joseph Gerrard

Gorton

Son
Male

Alfred

Gerrard

Brother In Law
Male

Joseph

Gerrard

Brother In Law
First name(s) James Edwin
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Edwin

Gorton

Head

Married

26

1855

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Margaret Alice

Gorton

Wife

Married

23

1858

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph Gerrard

Gorton

Son

Single

0

1881

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Gerrard

Brother In Law

Single

26

1855

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gerrard

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Kearsley, Lancashire, England

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