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Household of Richard A Gaskell (born 1822, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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.

Richard A Gaskell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard A Gaskell, born in 1822 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard A was the head of the household, married to Julia Alice Gaskell, born in 1832 in Brixton, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Arthur H (born 1871 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Leonard S (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard A's Servant, Eliza A P (born 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Richard A's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Richard A's Servant, Mary L (born 1860 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Richard A's Servant, Dinah B (born 1855 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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Richard A Gaskell's household

Male

Richard A

Gaskell

Head
Female

Julia Alice

Gaskell

Wife
Male

Arthur H

Gaskell

Son
Male

Leonard S

Gaskell

Son
Female

Eliza A P

Rees

Servant
Female

Ellen

Whalley

Servant
Female

Mary L

Holden

Servant
Female

Dinah B

Meade

Servant
First name(s) Richard A
Last name Gaskell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard A

Gaskell

Head

Married

59

1822

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Julia Alice

Gaskell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Brixton, Surrey, England

Arthur H

Gaskell

Son

Single

10

1871

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Leonard S

Gaskell

Son

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Eliza A P

Rees

Servant

Single

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Whalley

Servant

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

Mary L

Holden

Servant

Single

21

1860

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Dinah B

Meade

Servant

Single

26

1855

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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