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Household of Richard Gorst (born 1851, 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.

Richard Gorst and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gorst, born in 1851 in Lancashire, consisted of 14 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Isabella L Gorst, born in 1850 in Armitage Bridge, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Henry S (born 1876 in Lancashire, England) and Emily H (born 1878 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Niece, Mary J (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Richard's Officer, Margaret (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Richard's Officer, Alice (born 1850 in Braithwaite, Lancashire, England), Richard's Visitor, Isabella (born 1831 in Troutbeck, Westmorland, England), Richard's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Braithwaite, Westmorland, England), Richard's Visitor, Margaret (born 1849 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard's Officer, Miles (born 1859 in Aspull, Lancashire, England), Richard's Officer, George (born 1858 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England), Richard's Officer Head, George H (born 1850 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Officer, Margaret (born 1856 in Bacup, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Gorst's household

Male

Richard

Gorst

Head
Female

Isabella L

Gorst

Wife
Male

Henry S

Gorst

Son
Female

Emily H

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Gorst

Niece
Female

Margaret

Lovatt

Officer
Female

Alice

Airey

Officer
Female

Isabella

Barrow

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Airey

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Slack

Visitor
Male

Miles

Heald

Officer
Male

George

Lewis

Officer
Male

George H

Bridge

Officer Head
Female

Margaret

Bridge

Officer
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gorst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gorst

Head

Married

30

1851

Lancashire, England

Isabella L

Gorst

Wife

Married

31

1850

Armitage Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Henry S

Gorst

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Emily H

Gorst

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Mary J

Gorst

Niece

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Lovatt

Officer

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice

Airey

Officer

Single

31

1850

Braithwaite, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Barrow

Visitor

Married

50

1831

Troutbeck, Westmorland, England

Elizabeth

Airey

Visitor

Single

22

1859

Braithwaite, Westmorland, England

Margaret

Slack

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Miles

Heald

Officer

Single

22

1859

Aspull, Lancashire, England

George

Lewis

Officer

Single

23

1858

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

George H

Bridge

Officer Head

Married

31

1850

Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Bridge

Officer

Married

25

1856

Bacup, Lancashire, England

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