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Household of Richard Gorst (born 1819, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Gorst, born in 1819 in Overton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Gorst, born in 1820 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1859 in Overton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Westmorland, England), Richard's Servant, Thomas (born 1856 in Gressingham, Lancashire, England) and Richard's Servant, Thomas (born 1867 in Bare, Lancashire, England).


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Richard Gorst's household

Male

Richard

Gorst

Head
Female

Ann

Gorst

Wife
Female

Jane

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jackson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Braderton

Servant
Male

Thomas

Birtwistle

Servant
First name(s) Richard
Last name Gorst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Overton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Gorst

Head

Married

62

1819

Overton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Gorst

Wife

Married

61

1820

Lancashire, England

Jane

Gorst

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Overton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Jackson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Westmorland, England

Thomas

Braderton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Gressingham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Birtwistle

Servant

Single

14

1867

Bare, Lancashire, England

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