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Household of Henry Gaskell (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Henry Gaskell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Gaskell, born in 1850 in Rusholme, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gaskell, born in 1857 in Middleton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1878 in Mowsley, Lancashire, England), William (born 1879 in Moston, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1881 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Sister In Law, Mary Bansford, born in 1863 in Middleton, Lancashire, England.


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Henry Gaskell's household

Male

Henry

Gaskell

Head
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

William

Gaskell

Son
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Female

Mary

Bansford

Sister In Law
First name(s) Henry
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Gaskell

Head

Married

31

1850

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Wife

Married

24

1857

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Mowsley, Lancashire, England

William

Gaskell

Son

Single

2

1879

Moston, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

0

1881

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bansford

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Middleton, Lancashire, England

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