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Household of Thomas Gorton (born 1816, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Gorton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gorton, born in 1816 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gorton, born in 1818 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Elizabeth, born 1868 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, John Hanson, born in 1815 in York, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Gorton's household

Male

Thomas

Gorton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gorton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Gorton

Grand Daughter
Male

John

Hanson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Gorton

Head

Married

65

1816

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gorton

Wife

Married

63

1818

York, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Gorton

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John

Hanson

Visitor

Single

66

1815

York, Yorkshire, England

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