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GORST

Gorst in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

442

0.0128

5.8477

Cheshire

163

0.0253

11.5921

Yorkshire

0.0003

0.1426

Herefordshire

0.0050

2.2972

Leicestershire

0.0019

0.8496

County Durham

0.0006

0.2638

Essex

0.0009

0.3976

London

0.0002

0.0785

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

0.0064

2.9200

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

0.0009

0.4343

Gloucestershire

0.0003

0.1601

Sussex

0.0002

0.0931

Cornwall

0.0003

0.1387

Dorset

0.0005

0.2392

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Warrington

Lancashire

0.0949

43.5268

Witton Cum Twambrooks

Cheshire

0.4704

215.6550

Manchester

Lancashire

0.0167

7.6491

West Derby

Lancashire

0.0247

11.3056

Everton

Lancashire

0.0208

9.5475

Liverpool

Lancashire

0.0100

4.5746

Preston

Lancashire

0.0216

9.8902

Widnes

Lancashire

0.0760

34.8496

Middleton In Lancaster

Lancashire

12.1019

5588.2353

Leftwich

Cheshire

0.5936

272.4359

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

0.0136

6.2515

Lancaster

Lancashire

0.0582

26.6845

Salford

Lancashire

0.0118

5.3981

Castle Northwich

Cheshire

0.5623

258.0645

Upper Rawcliffe With

Lancashire

1.9386

888.8889

Chester St Oswald

Cheshire

0.1028

47.1328

Nether Kellet

Lancashire

3.5842

1639.3443

Nether Wyresdale

Lancashire

1.6502

757.5758

Runcorn

Cheshire

0.0673

30.8452

Forton

Lancashire

1.6807

769.2308

Top male forenames

William Gorst
John Gorst
Thomas Gorst
James Gorst
Richard Gorst
Henry Gorst
George Gorst
Robert Gorst
Joseph Gorst
Charles Gorst
Arthur Gorst
Samuel Gorst
Edward Gorst
Harry Gorst
Frederick Gorst
Albert Gorst
Wm. Gorst
Alfred Gorst
Fred Gorst
Jas. Gorst
Benjamin Gorst
Philip Gorst
Winskell Gorst
Allen Gorst
Walter Gorst
W.Arthur Gorst
Vernon Gorst
Sidney Gorst
Charley Gorst
Chas.F. Gorst
Egerton Gorst
Harold Gorst
Peter Gorst
Luke Gorst
Lawrence Gorst
Ernest Gorst
Frank Gorst
Jessie Gorst
Herbert Gorst
Fredk. Gorst

Top female forenames

Mary Gorst
Elizabeth Gorst
Ann Gorst
Margaret Gorst
Jane Gorst
Alice Gorst
Sarah Gorst
Annie Gorst
Edith Gorst
Hannah Gorst
Ellen Gorst
Eliza Gorst
Clara Gorst
Martha Gorst
Betsy Gorst
Frances Gorst
Catherine Gorst
Emma Gorst
Anne Gorst
Maria Gorst
Eleanor Gorst
Emily Gorst
Amy Gorst
Agnes Gorst
Lucy Gorst
Jessie Gorst
Evelyn Gorst
Fanny Gorst
Florence Gorst
Grace Gorst
Harriett Gorst
Nancy Gorst
Ada Gorst
Lydia Gorst
Bettina Gorst
Charlotte Gorst
Betty Gorst
Caroline Gorst
Celia Gorst
Susannah Gorst
Isabella Gorst
Isabel Gorst
Infant Gorst
Hariet Gorst
Cath. Gorst
Bella Gorst
Christina Gorst
Dorothy Gorst
E.Jane Gorst
Eda Gorst

Top occupations

Scholar
Annuitant
Housekeeper
Farmers Son
Farmers Daughter
Dressmaker
Waterman
Joiner
Cotton Weaver
Daur
Domestic Servant
Farm Servant (Indoor)
General Servant
Carter
Baker
Cotton Porter
Cabinet Maker
Basket Maker
Farmer
Coal Miner
Farm Labourer (Indoor)
Engine Fitter
Brewer
C Power Loom Weaver
Silk Doubler
Laborer
Cotton Broker
No Occupation
Charwoman
Chemical Labourer (Manuf Chem)
Engine Fitter At Works
Errand Boy
Wife
Dress Maker
Farm Servant
Son
Al Farmers Son Assists
Shop Assistant
Farmer Wife
Grocer
Farmers Wife
Wire Worker
Waterman On River
Retired Grocer
Yard Man (...)
Architect & Surveyor
Apprentice (Grocer)
Blacksmith
Blacksmith (Journeyman)
Ag Labs Son