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Household of John Gaskell (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaskell, born in 1837 in Haigh, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Gaskell, born in 1841 in Standish, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1866 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1869 in Haigh, Lancashire, England), Emmanuel (born 1873 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and William Hy (born 1881 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Jane

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Sarah

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Richard

Gaskell

Son
Male

Alfred

Gaskell

Son
Male

Emmanuel

Gaskell

Son
Male

Thomas

Gaskell

Son
Male

Edward

Gaskell

Son
Male

William Hy

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Haigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskell

Head

Married

44

1837

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Jane

Gaskell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Standish, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Richard

Gaskell

Son

Single

15

1866

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Gaskell

Son

Single

12

1869

Haigh, Lancashire, England

Emmanuel

Gaskell

Son

Single

8

1873

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Gaskell

Son

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Gaskell

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William Hy

Gaskell

Son

Single

0

1881

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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