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Household of John Gorse (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

John Gorse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gorse, born in 1817 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie M Gorse, born in 1823 in Ashton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1864 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Annie (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Eliza Garlick, born in 1818 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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John Gorse's household

Male

John

Gorse

Head
Female

Annie M

Gorse

Wife
Male

James

Gorse

Son
Male

John

Gorse

Son
Female

Annie

Gorse

Grand Daughter
Female

Eliza

Garlick

Boarder
Female

Annie

Walker

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Walker

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Gorse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gorse

Head

Married

64

1817

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Annie M

Gorse

Wife

Married

58

1823

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James

Gorse

Son

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John

Gorse

Son

Single

17

1864

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Annie

Gorse

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Garlick

Boarder

Single

63

1818

York, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Walker

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Walker

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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