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Household of Lawrence Gaskell (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Lawrence Gaskell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lawrence Gaskell, born in 1852 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Lawrence was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gaskell, born in 1854 in Shevington, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1874 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Shevington, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Shevington, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Shevington, Lancashire, England).


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Lawrence Gaskell's household

Male

Lawrence

Gaskell

Head
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Wife
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Male

James

Gaskell

Son
Female

Margaret

Gaskell

Daughter
Female

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter
First name(s) Lawrence
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lawrence

Gaskell

Head

Married

29

1852

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shevington, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

7

1874

Shevington, Lancashire, England

James

Gaskell

Son

Single

5

1876

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shevington, Lancashire, England

Alice

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shevington, Lancashire, England

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