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Household of John Gaskell (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 1825 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gaskell, born in 1825 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1856 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1858 in Mayfield, Derbyshire, England), Frank (born 1860 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1870 in Chorley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Susannah Horan, born in 1861 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Alfred

Gaskell

Son
Female

Susannah

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Frank

Gaskell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Horan

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Preston, 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

56

1825

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lancashire, England

Alfred

Gaskell

Son

Single

25

1856

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Mayfield, Derbyshire, England

Frank

Gaskell

Son

Single

21

1860

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Horan

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Chorley, Lancashire, England

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