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Household of Thomas Gorst (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Thomas Gorst and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gorst, born in 1839 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gorst, born in 1837 in Overton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Margaret A (born 1874 in Overton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah J (born 1875 in Overton, Lancashire, England), John R (born 1877 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza I (born 1881 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Henry (born 1867 in Burton, Yorkshire, England).


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Thomas Gorst's household

Male

Thomas

Gorst

Head
Female

Sarah

Gorst

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Sarah J

Gorst

Daughter
Male

John R

Gorst

Son
Male

Thomas

Gorst

Son
Female

Eliza I

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Servant
Male

Henry

Brayshaw

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gorst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gorst

Head

Married

42

1839

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gorst

Wife

Married

44

1837

Overton, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Gorst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Overton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Gorst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Overton, Lancashire, England

John R

Gorst

Son

Single

4

1877

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Gorst

Son

Single

2

1879

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Eliza I

Gorst

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Henry

Brayshaw

Servant

Single

14

1867

Burton, Yorkshire, England

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