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Household of John Gaskell (born 1836, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaskell, born in 1836 in Leigh, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Gaskell, born in 1838 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Peter (born 1865 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1868 in Parr, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1872 in Parr, Lancashire, England) and Martha J (born 1879 in Parr, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, James (born 1854 in Redruth, Cornwall, England) and John's Visitor, William (born 1855 in Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Sarah

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Peter

Gaskell

Son
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
Female

Sarah

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Martha J

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

James

Roberts

Visitor
Male

William

Roberts

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Leigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskell

Head

Married

45

1836

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gaskell

Wife

Married

43

1838

Leigh, Lancashire, England

Peter

Gaskell

Son

Single

16

1865

Parr, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

13

1868

Parr, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Parr, Lancashire, England

Martha J

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Parr, Lancashire, England

James

Roberts

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Redruth, Cornwall, England

William

Roberts

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Glamorganshire, Wales

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