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Household of John Gorton (born 1841, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Gorton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gorton, born in 1841 in Farnworth, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gorton, born in 1843 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1869 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England), John H (born 1876 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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John Gorton's household

Male

John

Gorton

Head
Female

Sarah

Gorton

Wife
Female

Mary A

Gorton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Gorton

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Gorton

Son
Male

John H

Gorton

Son
Male

Joseph

Gorton

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gorton

Head

Married

40

1841

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gorton

Wife

Married

38

1843

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Gorton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gorton

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Gorton

Son

Single

8

1873

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

John H

Gorton

Son

Single

5

1876

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gorton

Son

Single

0

1881

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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