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Household of John Gaskell (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 1825 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Gaskell, born in 1834 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1855 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Reuben (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1874 in Preston, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Joseph (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1881 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Daughter In Law, Louise Gaskell, born in 1855 in Chorley, Lancashire, England.


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Hannah

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Robert

Gaskell

Son
Male

Henry

Gaskell

Son
Male

Reuben

Gaskell

Son
Male

Albert

Gaskell

Son
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Son
Female

Louise

Gaskell

Daughter In Law
Male

Joseph

Gaskell

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Gaskell

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskell

Head

Married

56

1825

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Gaskell

Wife

Married

47

1834

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Robert

Gaskell

Son

Single

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Henry

Gaskell

Son

Married

26

1855

Preston, Lancashire, England

Reuben

Gaskell

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Albert

Gaskell

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Son

Single

7

1874

Preston, Lancashire, England

Louise

Gaskell

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Gaskell

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Gaskell

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Gaskell

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Preston, Lancashire, England

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