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Household of John Gorse (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gorse, born in 1846 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Gorse, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1871 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Jabez Whalley, born in 1861 in Lancashire, England.


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John Gorse's household

Male

John

Gorse

Head
Female

Mary

Gorse

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gorse

Daughter
Male

John

Gorse

Son
Male

Jabez

Whalley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gorse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gorse

Head

Married

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gorse

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Gorse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Gorse

Son

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jabez

Whalley

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

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