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Household of John Gaskill (born 1832, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Gaskill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Gaskill, born in 1832 in Kendal, Westmorland, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Edna Gaskill, born in 1833 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Edna (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Harold (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Nellie (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Stanley (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, James Kershawe, born in 1855 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England.


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John Gaskill's household

Male

John

Gaskill

Head
Female

Edna

Gaskill

Wife
Female

Edna

Gaskill

Daughter
Female

Annie

Gaskill

Daughter
Male

Harold

Gaskill

Son
Female

Nellie

Gaskill

Daughter
Male

Stanley

Gaskill

Son
Male

James

Kershawe

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Gaskill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Kendal, Westmorland, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Gaskill

Head

Married

49

1832

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Edna

Gaskill

Wife

Married

48

1833

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edna

Gaskill

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Annie

Gaskill

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harold

Gaskill

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Nellie

Gaskill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Stanley

Gaskill

Son

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Kershawe

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Buxton, Derbyshire, England

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