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Household of Peter Gaskell (born 1856, 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.

Peter Gaskell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gaskell, born in 1856 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Gaskell, born in 1856 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth A (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Durham, Durham, England) and Peter's Lodger, Robert (born 1859 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Peter Gaskell's household

Male

Peter

Gaskell

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Gaskell

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Gaskell

Daughter
Male

Henry

Gaskell

Son
Male

John

Gaskell

Son
Male

Thomas

Parkin

Lodger
Male

Robert

Kenny

Lodger
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gaskell

Head

Married

25

1856

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane Ann

Gaskell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Gaskell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Gaskell

Son

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Gaskell

Son

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Parkin

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Kenny

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Durham, Durham, England

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