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Household of William Gorst (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Garstang, 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 Gorst and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gorst, born in 1814 in Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betty Gorst, born in 1819 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Henry (born 1854 in Lancashire, England), John (born 1856 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1859 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1863 in Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1880 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1862 in Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Robert (born 1866 in Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Ann (born 1831 in Lancashire, England).


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William Gorst's household

Male

William

Gorst

Head
Female

Betty

Gorst

Wife
Male

Henry

Gorst

Son
Male

John

Gorst

Son
Male

James

Gorst

Son
Female

Margaret

Gorst

Daughter
Male

John

Bamber

Servant
Male

Robert

Salisbury

Servant
Female

Ann

Singleton

Visitor
Male

John

Gorst

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Gorst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gorst

Head

Married

67

1814

Lancashire, England

Betty

Gorst

Wife

Married

62

1819

Lancashire, England

Henry

Gorst

Son

Single

27

1854

Lancashire, England

John

Gorst

Son

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

James

Gorst

Son

Single

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gorst

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

John

Bamber

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Robert

Salisbury

Servant

Single

15

1866

Great Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Ann

Singleton

Visitor

Widow

50

1831

Lancashire, England

John

Gorst

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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