Edward Hugh Gorton is the son of Edward William Gorton and Ellen Barton.

Edward was born in 1925 in Runcorn, Cheshire.

Edward married Rosalie Billington in 1949 in Runcorn, Cheshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Rosalie Billington:

- Edward C Gorton	born in 1954 at Warrington, Cheshire.
- Vanessa J Gorton	born in 1958 at Warrington, Cheshire.

Details of Edward's occupation are not known.