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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 9 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 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gorse, born in 1847 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah E (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1872 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ruth (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Nancy (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Sarah Holt, born in 1814 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.


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John Gorse's household

Male

John

Gorse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gorse

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Gorse

Daughter
Male

William

Gorse

Son
Female

Alice

Gorse

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Gorse

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Gorse

Daughter
Male

John

Gorse

Son
Male

Edwin

Gorse

Son
Female

Sarah

Holt

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Gorse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Blackburn, 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

35

1846

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gorse

Wife

Married

34

1847

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Gorse

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Gorse

Son

Single

13

1868

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gorse

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ruth

Gorse

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Gorse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John

Gorse

Son

Single

2

1879

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Edwin

Gorse

Son

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Holt

Mother In Law

Widow

67

1814

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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