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Household of Thomas Gorton (born 1807, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorley, 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 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Gorton, born in 1807 in Withnell, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Alice Gorton, born in 1832 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1859 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Gilbert (born 1867 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1873 in Chorley, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Titus, born 1868 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, James (born 1831 in Chatburn, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Eugene (born 1863 in Middlesex, England).
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Thomas Gorton's household
Thomas
Gorton
Head
Alice
Gorton
Wife
Margaret
Gorton
Daughter
Elizabeth
Gorton
Daughter
Gilbert
Gorton
Son
John
Farnworth
Son
Thomas
Gorton
Head
Mary
Gorton
Wife
Titus
Gorton
Grand Son
James
Hall
Lodger
Eugene
Jackman
Lodger
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Gorton |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Gorton | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Alice | Gorton | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Margaret | Gorton | Daughter | Single | 22 | 1859 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth | Gorton | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Gilbert | Gorton | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
John | Farnworth | Son | Single | 8 | 1873 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
Thomas | Gorton | Head | Married | 74 | 1807 | Withnell, Lancashire, England | |
Mary | Gorton | Wife | Married | 70 | 1811 | Withnell, Lancashire, England | |
Titus | Gorton | Grand Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Chorley, Lancashire, England | |
James | Hall | Lodger | Single | 50 | 1831 | Chatburn, Lancashire, England | |
Eugene | Jackman | Lodger | Single | 18 | 1863 | Middlesex, England |
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