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Household of John Gaskell (born 1844, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaskell, born in 1844 in Gee Cross, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther Gaskell, born in 1846 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They had 7 children; Frederick Wm (born 1865 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), John (born 1869 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1880 in Tonge, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1881 in Tonge, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Albert (born 1862 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and John's Nephew, Frederick (born 1866 in Openshaw, Lancashire, England).


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Esther

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Frederick Wm

Gaskell

Son
Female

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Female

Clara

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Charles

Gaskell

Son
Male

Arthur

Gaskell

Son
Male

Albert

Levitt

Nephew
Male

Frederick

Levitt

Nephew
Male

Albert

Gaskell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskell

Head

Married

37

1844

Gee Cross, Cheshire, England

Esther

Gaskell

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Frederick Wm

Gaskell

Son

Single

16

1865

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hulme, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

12

1869

Hulme, Lancashire, England

Clara

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Gaskell

Son

Single

1

1880

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Gaskell

Son

Single

0

1881

Tonge, Lancashire, England

Albert

Levitt

Nephew

Single

19

1862

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Frederick

Levitt

Nephew

Single

15

1866

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Albert

Gaskell

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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