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Household of John Gale (born 1830, 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.

John Gale and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gale, born in 1830 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gale, born in 1828 in Chester, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Edward L (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Catharine (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Catharine (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Walter (born 1850 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, James W (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Flora (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, Thomas W (born 1848 in Wales) and John's Boarder, Eliza (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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John Gale's household

Male

John

Gale

Head
Female

Sarah

Gale

Wife
Male

Edward L

Gale

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gale

Daughter
Female

Catharine

Gale

Daughter
Female

Catharine

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Walter

Thorpe

Boarder
Male

James W

Thorpe

Boarder
Female

Flora

Thorpe

Boarder
Male

Thomas W

Jones

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Hough

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Gale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gale

Head

Married

51

1830

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gale

Wife

Married

53

1828

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edward L

Gale

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gale

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Gale

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Catharine

Taylor

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Walter

Thorpe

Boarder

Widower

31

1850

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James W

Thorpe

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Flora

Thorpe

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Jones

Boarder

Widower

33

1848

Wales

Eliza

Hough

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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