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Household of John Edward Gorton (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

John Edward Gorton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Edward Gorton, born in 1846 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John Edward was the head of the household, married to Emma Gorton, born in 1844 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Arthur (born 1869 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1872 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), George S (born 1874 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Ernest E (born 1876 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), Charlotte A (born 1879 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England) and Nelly (born 1880 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England).


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John Edward Gorton's household

Male

John Edward

Gorton

Head
Female

Emma

Gorton

Wife
Male

Arthur

Gorton

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Gorton

Daughter
Male

George S

Gorton

Son
Male

Ernest E

Gorton

Son
Female

Charlotte A

Gorton

Daughter
Female

Nelly

Gorton

Daughter
First name(s) John Edward
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Edward

Gorton

Head

Married

35

1846

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Emma

Gorton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Gorton

Son

Single

12

1869

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann

Gorton

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

George S

Gorton

Son

Single

7

1874

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Ernest E

Gorton

Son

Single

5

1876

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Charlotte A

Gorton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Nelly

Gorton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

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