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Household of William Gorst (born 1858, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Gorst and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gorst, born in 1858 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Gorst, born in 1858 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1877 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England), Catherine (born 1878 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Edwards, born in 1864 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England.


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William Gorst's household

Male

William

Gorst

Head
Female

Eliza

Gorst

Wife
Female

Alice

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Emma

Gorst

Daughter
Female

Mary

Edwards

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Gorst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 23
Birth year 1858
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gorst

Head

Married

23

1858

Cheshire, England

Eliza

Gorst

Wife

Married

23

1858

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Alice

Gorst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Catherine

Gorst

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Emma

Gorst

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sandbach, Cheshire, England

Mary

Edwards

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

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