Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Gaskell (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

James Gaskell and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gaskell, born in 1845 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Gaskell, born in 1846 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret Ellen (born 1871 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Moses (born 1878 in Ince, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Gaskell's household

Male

James

Gaskell

Head
Female

Martha

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Margaret Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Moses

Gaskell

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Gaskell

Head

Married

36

1845

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Martha

Gaskell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ince, Lancashire, England

Margaret Ellen

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ince, Lancashire, England

Moses

Gaskell

Son

Single

3

1878

Ince, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Gaskell in Wigan in 1881, and follow the Gaskell family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

Find your ancestors in our family trees

Search for your ancestors in over 4.5 million family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census