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Household of Robert Gorton (born 1852, 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.

Robert Gorton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Gorton, born in 1852 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Alice Gorton, born in 1852 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1877 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Sister In Law, Catherine Howarth, born in 1840 in Church, Lancashire, England.


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Robert Gorton's household

Male

Robert

Gorton

Head
Female

Alice

Gorton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Gorton

Daughter
Male

George

Gorton

Son
Female

Catherine

Howarth

Sister In Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Gorton

Head

Married

29

1852

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gorton

Wife

Married

29

1852

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Gorton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

George

Gorton

Son

Single

1

1880

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Howarth

Sister In Law

Single

41

1840

Church, Lancashire, England

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