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Household of James Gorst (born 1838, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Gorst and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gorst, born in 1838 in Northwich, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Gorst, born in 1849 in Lee, Shropshire, England. They had 5 children; George Ed (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Edith (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Eliza Jane (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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James Gorst's household

Male

James

Gorst

Head
Female

Mary

Gorst

Wife
Male

George Ed

Gorst

Son
Female

Edith

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Eliza Jane

Gorst

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gorst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Northwich, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gorst

Head

Married

43

1838

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Mary

Gorst

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lee, Shropshire, England

George Ed

Gorst

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edith

Gorst

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Gorst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Gorst

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza Jane

Gorst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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