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Household of Thomas Gortan (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, 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.

Thomas Gortan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gortan, born in 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Georgina Gortan, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; George F (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Arthur H (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Clara E (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary E (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Anna J (born 1819 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger Head, John (born 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Gortan's household

Male

Thomas

Gortan

Head
Female

Georgina

Gortan

Wife
Male

George F

Gortan

Son
Female

Anna J

Smith

Mother In Law
Male

John

Holden

Lodger Head
Male

Arthur H

Holden

Son
Female

Clara E

Holden

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Holden

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gortan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gortan

Head

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Georgina

Gortan

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George F

Gortan

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Anna J

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Holden

Lodger Head

Widower

36

1845

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Arthur H

Holden

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Clara E

Holden

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Holden

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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