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Household of Robert Gorton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Robert Gorton and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gorton, born in 1838 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 3 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Gorton, born in 1833 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Visitor, Thomas Hood, born in 1855 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.


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Robert Gorton's household

Male

Robert

Gorton

Head
Female

Mary

Gorton

Wife
Male

Thomas

Hood

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gorton

Head

Married

43

1838

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gorton

Wife

Married

48

1833

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Hood

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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