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Household of John Gaskell (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lanchester, Durham, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaskell, born in 1822 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Gaskell, born in 1825 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ellen, born 1859 in Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Sarah Ann, born 1881 in Quebec, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Thirkland, born in 1848 in Scotland.


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John Gaskell's household

Male

John

Gaskell

Head
Female

Ann

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Dodds

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Dodds

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Thirkland

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskell

Head

Married

59

1822

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Gaskell

Wife

Married

56

1825

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Dodds

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Dodds

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Quebec, Durham, England

James

Thirkland

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Scotland

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