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Household of William Alfred Gorton (born 1836, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

William Alfred Gorton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alfred Gorton, born in 1836 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William Alfred was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gorton, born in 1834 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Mary Louisa (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Alfred's Brother, Alfred James (born 1845 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England) and William Alfred's Cousin, Frederick (born 1839 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England).


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William Alfred Gorton's household

Male

William Alfred

Gorton

Head
Female

Margaret

Gorton

Wife
Male

Joseph

Gorton

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Gorton

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Gorton

Daughter
Female

Mary Louisa

Gorton

Daughter
Male

Alfred James

Gorton

Brother
Male

Frederick

Pearsall

Cousin
First name(s) William Alfred
Last name Gorton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Alfred

Gorton

Head

Married

45

1836

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Gorton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gorton

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Gorton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Gorton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Louisa

Gorton

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Alfred James

Gorton

Brother

Single

36

1845

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Frederick

Pearsall

Cousin

Single

42

1839

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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