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Household of John Gaskell (born 1826, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Gaskell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaskell, born in 1826 in Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Katie Gaskell, born in 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Katie (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Gertrude (born 1866 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Mabel (born 1869 in Heswall, Cheshire, England) and Edith (born 1873 in Heswall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1860 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Katie

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Edith

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Carruther

Servant
Female

Margaret

Holland

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskell

Head

Married

55

1826

Chapel-En-Le-Frith, Derbyshire, England

Katie

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Mabel

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Edith

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Jane

Carruther

Servant

Single

21

1860

Scotland

Margaret

Holland

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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