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Household of John Gorse (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gorse, born in 1833 in Atherton, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Roseanah Gorse, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth A (born 1868 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1872 in Atherton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Atherton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1873 in Atherton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, William (born 1832 in Little Hulton, Lancashire, England), John's Lodger, Pat (born 1860 in Ireland), John's Lodger, James (born 1861 in Ireland) and John's Lodger, Francis (born 1853 in Ireland).


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John Gorse's household

Male

John

Gorse

Head
Female

Roseanah

Gorse

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Gorse

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gorse

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gorse

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gorse

Daughter
Male

William

Rattcliffe

Lodger
Male

Pat

Cunningham

Lodger
Male

James

Cunningham

Lodger
Male

Francis

Planty

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gorse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Atherton, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gorse

Head

Married

48

1833

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Roseanah

Gorse

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Elizabeth A

Gorse

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Gorse

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gorse

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Atherton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Gorse

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Atherton, Lancashire, England

William

Rattcliffe

Lodger

Married

49

1832

Little Hulton, Lancashire, England

Pat

Cunningham

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Ireland

James

Cunningham

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Ireland

Francis

Planty

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Ireland

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